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BRUIN CLASSROOM ALL-STARS NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships (58) Football (16) Men’s (3) 1966-67 — Ray Armstrong* 1977-78 — Willie Banks 1966-67 — Grider 1994-95 — John Godina 1969-70 — Greg Jones 1997-98 — Josh Johnson 1973-74 — Steve Klosterman 1975-76 — Men’s Gymnastics (1) 1976-77 — Jeff Dankworth 1991-92 — Scott Keswick 1977-78 — John Fowler 1982-83 — Cormac Carney 1983-84 — Men’s Water Polo (4) 1985-86 — Mike Hartmeier 1982-83 — Brian Black 1989-90 — Rick Meyer 1995-96 — Tommy Wong 1992-93 — Carlton Gray 1999-00 — Parsa Bonderson 1995-96 — George Kase 2000-01 — Sean Kern 1998-99 — Chris Sailer Shawn Stuart Women’s Swimming (3) 1999-00 — 1995-96 — Annette Salmeen 1999-00 — Keiko Price Men’s (5) 2003-04 — Kristen Smith Shawn Stuart 1968-69 — Kenny Heitz 1970-71 — Women’s Tennis (1) 1979-80 — Kiki Vandeweghe 1983-84 — Karen Dewis 1992-93 — Richard Petruska* 1994-95 — George Zidek Women’s Golf (1) Men’s Swimming (8) 1985-86 — Kay Cockerill 1975-76 — Tim McDonnell 1978-79 — Dan Stephenson Women’s Basketball (1) 1984-85 — Bruce Hayes 1985-86 — Anne Dean 1984-85 — Pat Thomas 1985-86 — Steve Martz Women’s Gymnastics (3) 1986-87 — Brian Jones* 1989-90 — Jill Andrews 1991-92 — Andrea Cecchi 2002-03 — Kristin Parker 1993-94 — David Fleck (diving) 2002-03 — Onnie Willis

Men’s Tennis (1) Women’s Softball (2) 1995-96 — Srdjan Muskatirovich 1992-93 — Lisa Fernandez 1994-95 — Jennifer Brundage Men’s Volleyball (4) 1970-71 — Ed Machado Women’s Track and Field (2) 1981-82 — Karch Kiraly 1996-97 — Amy Acuff 1986-87 — Asbjorn Volstad 1997-98 — Nada Kawar 1996-97 — Trong Nguyen*

Men’s Soccer (1) Women’s Volleyball (2) 1993-94 — Julie Bremner 1997-98 — Josh Keller 2000-01 — Elisabeth Bachman * indicates alternate selection Carlton Gray

228 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY BRUIN CLASSROOM ALL-STARS

UCLA’s Verizon Academic First-Team All-Americans (51) Football (14) 1979 — Kiki Vandeweghe, F 1952 — Ed Flynn, G, 1980 — Kiki Vandeweghe, F , LB 1995 — George Zidek, C 1953 — Ira Pauly, C 1954 — , G Women’s Basketball (1) 1966 — Ray Armstrong, E 1981 — , F 1975 — John Sciarra, QB 1977 — John Fowler, LB Women’s Soccer (1) 1981 — Cormac Carney, WR Tim Wrightman, TE 2003 — Sarah Lombardo, GK 1982 — Cormac Carney, WR 1985 — Mike Hartmeier, OG Softball (5) 1992 — Carlton Gray, CB 1983 — Michele Anguilar, C 1995 — George Kase, NG Sheila Cornell, IF 1998 — Shawn Stuart, C 1994 — Jennifer Brundage, IF 1995 — Jennifer Brundage, IF (2) 1997 — Alleah Poulson, IF 1971 — Mike Gerakos, IF 1988 — Mike Magnante, P Women’s Volleyball (2) Craig Rutledge 1993 — Julie Bremner Men’s Basketball (17) 2002 — Lauren Fendrick 1967 — , G 1969 — Kenny Heitz, G Men’s At-Large (4) 1971 — , F 1985 — Lawrence Hayes, swimming 1972 — , C 1991 — Andrea Cecchi, swimming , G 1999 — Parsa Bonderson, water polo , F 2000 — Ed Ratledge, volleyball 1973 — Bill Walton, C Greg Lee, G Women’s At-Large (5) Jamaal Wilkes, F 1974 — Bill Walton, C 1983 — Karen Dewis, tennis Greg Lee, G 1996 — Amy Acuff, track Jamaal Wilkes, F 1997 — Amy Acuff, track 1975 — , C 1998 — Nada Kawar, track 1977 — , F 2002 — Katie Younglove, swimming

Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame (5) 1988 — Donn Moomaw, football 1994 — Coach , basketball 1990 — Jamaal Wilkes, basketball 1999 — John Fowler, football 1994 — Bill Walton, basketball John Fowler

National Football NCAA Top Eight Awards (13) Foundation and Hall of 1975-76 — John Sciarra, football Fame Scholarships (8) 1976-77 — Jeff Dankworth, football 1981-82 — Karch Kiraly, volleyball 1967-68 — 1982-83 — Cormac Carney, football 1969-70 — Dennis Dummit 1988-89 — *, football 1973-74 — 1989-90 — Jill Andrews**, gymnastics 1975-76 — John Sciarra 1992-93 — Carlton Gray, football 1976-77 — Jeff Dankworth 1992-93 — Scott Keswick**, gymnastics 1988-89 — Carnell Lake 1993-94 — Julie Bremner*, volleyball 1991-92 — 1993-94 — Lisa Fernandez, softball 1992-93 — Carlton Gray 1996-97 — Annette Salmeen, swimming 2002-03 — Stacey Nuveman, softball 2003-04 — Onnie Willis, gymnastics NACDA/Disney Scholar- * Fall finalist Athlete Awards (2) **Spring finalist 1992-93 — Carlton Gray, football Rhodes Scholarships (4) Tim Wrightman 1993-94 — Julie Bremner, volleyball 1924-25 — John Olmsted, tennis 1961-62 — William Zeltonoga, wrestling 1968-69 — Harold Griffin, football 1996-97 — Annette Salmeen, swimming BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 229 UCLA’S 100 COVERS UCLA athletes have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated 100 times, the highest total of any school in the country, and at least once in 41 of the last 43 years. Here is the complete list:

1. (Jan. 5, 1959) 2. (Mar. 19, 1962) 3. C.K. Yang (Dec. 23, 1963) 4. (Mar. 30, 1964) 5. (Mar. 29, 1965) 6. Doug McIntosh (Dec. 6, 1965) 7. Arthur Ashe (Aug. 29, 1966) 8. Gary Beban (Sept. 19, 1966) 9. Lew Alcindor (Dec. 5, 1966) 10. Lew Alcindor (Apr. 3, 1967) 11. Gary Beban (Nov. 19, 1967) 12. Lew Alcindor (Jan. 29, 1968) 13. Lew Alcindor (Apr. 1, 1968) 14. Lew Alcindor (Mar. 31, 1969) 15. Lew Alcindor (Oct. 27, 1969) 16. Lew Alcindor (Mar. 9, 1970) 17. (Mar. 16, 1970) 18. Sidney Wicks (Mar. 30, 1970) 19. Lew Alcindor (Apr. 27, 1970) 20. Sidney Wicks (Nov. 30, 1970) 21. Lew Alcindor (Feb. 8, 1971) 22. Steve Patterson (Apr. 5, 1971) 23. Lew Alcindor (Apr. 19, 1971) 24. James McAlister (May 17, 1971) 25. Gail Goodrich (Dec. 13, 1971) 26. Bill Walton (Mar. 7, 1972) 27. Bill Walton (Apr. 3, 1972) 28. Lew Alcindor (Apr. 24, 1972) 29. (July 24, 1972) 30. John Wooden (Dec. 25, 1972) 31. Bill Walton (Feb. 5, 1973) 32. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Feb. 19, 1973) 33. Bill Walton (Mar. 26, 1973) 34. Bill Walton (Dec. 10, 1973) 35. Bill Walton (Feb. 25, 1974) 36. Jimmy Connors (Mar. 4, 1974) 37. Bill Walton (Mar. 25, 1974) 38. Bill Walton (Apr. 1, 1974) 39. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (May 20, 1974) 40. Jimmy Connors (July 15, 1974) 41. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton (Oct. 14, 1974) 42. David Meyers (Feb. 17, 1975) 43. Jimmy Connors (May 5, 1975) 44. Arthur Ashe (July 14, 1975) 45. Dwight Stones (June 14, 1976) 46. Shirley Babashoff (July 19, 1976) 47. Jimmy Connors (Sept. 20, 1976) 48. Bill Walton (Dec. 23, 1976) 49. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Feb. 14, 1977) 67. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (June 17, 1985) 85. (Feb. 8, 1993) 50. Sidney Wicks (Apr. 25, 1977) 68. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Dec. 23, 1985) 86. Arthur Ashe (Feb. 15, 1993) 51. Bill Walton and 69. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (May 26, 1986) 87. Troy Aikman (1993 Year in Pictures) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (May 27, 1977) 70. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (June 22, 1987) 88. Troy Aikman (Aug. 1, 1994) 52. Bill Walton (June 13, 1977) 71. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Sept. 14, 1987) 89. Troy Aikman (Jan. 16, 1995) 53. Bill Walton (Aug. 21, 1978) 72. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Apr. 18, 1988) 90. Ed O’Bannon (Apr. 10, 1995) 54. Jimmy Connors (Sept. 18, 1978) 73. (July 25, 1988) 91. Tyus Edney (April 1995) 55. Bill Walton (Oct. 15, 1979) 74. Jackie Joyner-Kersee and (UCLA Commemorative Issue) 56. (Mar. 31, 1980) Florence Griffith Joyner (Oct. 10, 1988) 92. (Sept. 2, 1996) 57. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (May 5, 1980) 75. Florence Griffith Joyner (Dec. 26, 1988) 93. Cameron Dollar (Basketball Issue) 58. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Dec. 15, 1980) 76. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Jan. 23, 1989) 94. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Nov. 11, 1996) 59. (Aug. 24, 1981) 77. Troy Aikman (Aug. 29, 1989) 95. Jackie Robinson (May 5, 1997) 60. Jimmy Connors (July 12, 1982) 78. Troy Aikman (Aug. 27, 1990) 96. (Dec. 20, 1999) 61. Jimmy Connors (Sept. 20, 1982) 79. Mike Powell (Sept. 9, 1991) 97. Baron Davis (May 21, 2001) 62. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (May 9, 1983) 80. Jimmy Connors (Sept. 16, 1991) 98. Troy Glaus (November 2002) 63. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Feb. 1984) 81. (Dec. 16, 1991) (Angels Commemorative Issue) 64. Dwight Stones (July 2, 1984) 82. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (July 22, 1992) 99. Dan Guerrero (May 5, 2003) 65. Rafer Johnson (Aug. 6, 1984) 83. Gail Devers (Aug. 10, 1992) 100. John Wooden (March 22, 2004) 66. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (June 10, 1985) 84. Arthur Ashe (Dec. 21, 1992) 230 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY ANNUAL UCLA FOOTBALL AWARDS Henry R. “Red” Sanders 1976 Jeff Dankworth and Oscar Edwards 1977 Homer Butler and Jeff Muro 1977 James Owens and Jerry Robinson 1978 , and Trophy for Most Valuable 1978 Theotis Brown and Jerry Robinson Freeman McNeil Player Awarded by Los 1979 Freeman McNeil and Kenny Easley 1979 Gregg Christiansen and Tom Sullivan Angeles County American 1980 Freeman McNeil and Kenny Easley 1980 Ronnie DeBose and Larry Hall 1981 and Karl Morgan 1981 and Don Rogers Legion 1982 Tom Ramsey and Karl Morgan 1982 Paul Bergmann and Lee Knowles 1931 Leonard Wellendorf 1983 Kevin Nelson and Don Rogers 1983 , Mark Mannon and Jeff 1932 Homer Oliver 1984 and Neal Dellocono Chaffin 1933 Lee Coats 1985 Mike Hartmeier and 1984 Kevin Buenafe, Craig Rutledge and 1934 Ransom Livesay 1986 and Craig Rutledge Ken Norton 1935 Sherman Chavoor 1987 Gaston Green and Ken Norton 1985 , Robert Cox, Steve Jarecki 1936 Billy Bob Williams 1988 Troy Aikman, Chance Johnson and and Chuckie Miller 1937 Kenny Washington 1986 Onno Zwaneveld, Eric Rogers and 1938 John Ryland 1989 and 1939 Kenny Washington 1990 Scott Miller and Eric Turner 1987 Paco Craig, James Primus, Willie 1940 Milton Smith 1991 Sean LaChapelle and Matt Darby Anderson, Carnell Lake, Chance 1941 Nate de Francisco 1992 Vaughn Parker and Othello Johnson and Jeff Glasser Henderson 1988 Bobby Menifield, , Steve 1993 J.J. Stokes and Jamir Miller Mehr and 1994 Sharmon Shah and 1989 Marc Wilder, Randy Austin, Mark 1995 Karim Abdul-Jabbar, McGill and Kirk Maggio and Abdul McCullough 1990 Sean LaChapelle, , Brian 1996 and Brian Willmer Brown, Emmanuel Onwutuebe, Siitupe 1997 Cade McNown and Tuala and James Malone 1998 Cade McNown and Larry Atkins 1991 Kevin Williams, Kaleaph Carter, 1999 Danny Farmer and Joey Strycula Othello Henderson and Carlton Gray 2000 and Robert Thomas 1992 , Mike Nguyen, Marvin 2001 DeShaun Foster and Robert Thomas Goodwin and Jamir Miller 2002 Mike Seidman and Marcus Reese 2003 Craig Bragg and Dave Ball Captain Don Brown Memorial Trophy for Most Improved Player 1938 Les Sutherland 1939 Woodrow Strode J.J. Stokes 1940 Bill Overlin 1941 Noah Curti 1942 Jack Lescoulie 1942 1945 Gene Rowland 1945 Al Sparlis 1946 Roy Kurrasch 1946 1947 Bill Hoyt 1947 Tom Fears 1948 1948 Ernie Johnson 1949 Bob Wilkinson 1949 Ernie Johnson 1950 Dave Williams 1950 Donn Moomaw 1951 Oran Breeland 1951 Paul Cameron 1952 Ira Pauly Shaun Williams 1952 Donn Moomaw 1953 1953 Paul Cameron 1954 1954 Terry Debay 1955 Sam Brown 1955 Bob Davenport 1956 Louis Elias 1993 Kevin Jordan, Mike Flanagan, James 1956 Jim Matheny 1957 Steve Gertsman Milliner, Carl Greenwood and George 1957 Dick Wallen 1958 Art Phillips Kase 1958 Jim Steffen 1959 Paul Oglesby 1994 Brian Richards, Mike Flanagan and 1959 Ray Smith 1960 Dave Dabov Phillip Ward 1960 Bill Kilmer 1961 Phil Oram 1995 , Derek Ayers, Shaun 1961 Bobby Smith 1962 Dave Gibbs Williams and Tommy Bennett 1962 1963 Dick Peterson 1996 Jamal Clark and Kusanti Abdul-Sa- 1963 Mel Profit 1964 Paul Horgan laam 1964 Larry Zeno 1965 1997 and Larry Atkins 1965 Gary Beban 1966 1998 Brian Polak and Ryan Roques 1966 Mel Farr 1967 Dave Nuttall 1999 Randy Hakes and Joey Strycula 1967 Gary Beban 1968 Don Widmer 2000 and Jason Zdenek 1968 Greg Jones 1969 Bruce Jorgensen 2001 Ryan Smith and Jason Stephens 1969 Dennis Dummit and Floyd Reese 1970 Bob Christiansen 2002 Steven Vieira and Steve Morgan 1970 Dennis Dummit 1971 Randy Gaschler 2003 Robert Chai and Keith Short 1971 1972 Steve Klosterman and Rick Baska 1972 Randy Gaschler 1973 Eugene Clark and 1973 Kermit Johnson 1974 Jack DeMartinis and Phil Kimble 1974 John Sciarra and Gene Settles 1975 Wendell Tyler and Pete Pele 1975 John Sciarra and Cliff Frazier 1976 Keith Eck and Steve Tetrick

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 231 ANNUAL UCLA FOOTBALL AWARDS UCLA Alumni Association 1982 Danny Andrews, Dan Dufour and 1992 Carlton Gray, Othello Henderson and Blake Wingle Carrick O’Quinn Scholarship Award for Highest 1983 Paul Bergmann 1993 Donovan Gallatin, Marvin Goodwin Scholarship of a Senior Player 1984 Duval Love and Jamir Miller 1985 Gaston Green and 1994 Teddy Lawrence 1960 Skip Smith 1986 Gaston Green 1995 Donnie Edwards and Abdul 1961 Frank Macari 1987 Gaston Green McCullough 1962 Jim Bergman 1988 Troy Aikman and Bill Paige 1996 Shaun Williams 1963 Steve Truesdell 1989 Charles Arbuckle 1997 Javelin Guidry 1964 Prentice O’Leary 1990 Scott Miller 1998 1965 Byron Nelson 1991 Kevin Williams, and 1999 1966 Dallas Grider Maury Toy 2000 Ken Kocher 1967 Alan Claman 1992 John Barnes, J.J. Stokes and Kevin 2001 Kenyon Coleman 1968 Rick Purdy Williams 2002 Sean Phillips 1969 Ron Tretter 1993 Wayne Cook and Ricky Davis 2003 Dave Ball 1970 Bob Manning 1994 Jonathan Ogden 1995 Jim McElroy and James Milliner Charles Pike Memorial Award Jack R. Robinson Memorial 1996 Skip Hicks and Cade McNown Award for Highest Scholarship for Outstanding Scout Team 1997 Skip Hicks and Cade McNown Player of a Senior Player 1998 DeShaun Foster 1999 Durell Price 1947 Guy Way 1971 Dominic Mancini 2000 Freddie Mitchell 1948 Bill Greenberg 1972 Jack Lassner 2001 Craig Bragg 1949 Bill Smith 1973 Steve Klosterman 2002 Manuel White 1950 Don Foster 1974 Fulton Kuykendall 2003 Maurice Drew 1951 *Elmer Douglas 1975 John Sciarra 1952 Steve Palmer 1976 Jeff Dankworth Donn D. Moomaw Award for 1953 Bob Bergdahl and Jack McKay 1977 John Fowler Outstanding Defensive Player 1954 Jim Matheny 1978 Howard Kipnis 1979 Phil Hubbard in USC Game 1980 Arthur Akers (Formerly Outstanding Def. Player) 1981 Norm Johnson 1982 Cormac Carney 1972 Allan Ellis 1983 Rick Neuheisel 1973 Fulton Kuykendall 1984 Ron Butler 1974 Dale Curry 1985 Terry Theodore 1975 Oscar Edwards 1986 David Clinton and Henry Browne 1976 1987 Mark Selecky 1977 Dave Morton 1988 Brendan McCracken 1978 Manu Tuiasosopo 1989 Rick Meyer 1979 Kenny Easley 1990 Brian Reemsten, John Soltis, Reggie 1980 Lupe Sanchez Moore and Anthony Schexnayder 1981 Tom Sullivan 1991 Brian Kelly 1982 Blanchard Montgomery, Neal 1992 Rick Daly, Carlton Gray and Ron Dellocono and Mike Durden Nielsen 1983 Don Rogers 1993 Jeff Clark 1984 Dennis Price and Tommy Taylor 1994 Brian Stewart 1985 Ken Norton and James Washington 1995 George Kase 1986 Ken Norton 1987 Chance Johnson and Jim Wahler 1996 Justin Sogoian Chance Johnson 1997 Rodney Lee 1988 Chance Johnson 1998 Shawn Stuart 1989 Eric Turner 1990 Arnold Ale and Matt Darby 1999 Brad Melsby 1955 Don Long 2000 Ryan Wilkins 1991 Arnold Ale, Mike Chalenski and Stacy Argo 1956 John Adams 2001 Kevin Stromsborg 1957 Duane Wills 2002 Bryce Bohlander 1958 Frank Macari and 2003 Keith Short Marshall Shirk 1959 Rob Smith George W. Dickerson Award 1960 John LoCurto for Outstanding Offensive 1961 Dick Kirby Player in USC Game 1962 Rod Sherman (Formerly Outstanding Offensive 1963 Mike Roof 1964 Don Manning Lineman) 1965 Rick Purdy 1972 Bruce Walton 1966 Don Widmer 1973 Steve Klosterman 1967 Bob Bartlett 1974 1968 Mike Pavich 1969 Allan Ellis 1975 Randy Cross 1970 Lewis Thomas 1976 Rick Walker 1971 Art Kuehn and Gene Bleymaier 1977 Jim Main 1978 Max Montoya 1972 *Clay Gallagher and *Eddie Ayers 1979 Jojo Townsell 1973 *Tim Tennigkeit and *Dave Briley 1980 Freeman McNeil 1974 *Grante Bartholomew and *Tom Clark 1975 *Theotis Brown and *Howard Kipnis 1981 Ricky Coffman Wayne Cook 1976 *Rick Bashore and *Bobby Hosea

232 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY ANNUAL UCLA FOOTBALL AWARDS 1977 *Marvin Morris and *Mike Mason 1957 Don Long Bruin Bench Award to 1978 *Mark Ferguson and * 1958 Dave Peterson 1979 *Rick Neuheisel 1959 Rod Cochran Outstanding Senior 1980 Frank Cephous and Doug West 1960 Harry Baldwin 1934 Mike Frankovich 1981 Darryl Green and David Randle 1961 Tom Paton 1935 Sam Stawisky 1982 Greg Francois and Tory Pankopf 1962 Rob Smith 1936 Bob Barr 1983 Marcus Greenwood and Terry Tumey 1963 Walt Dathe 1937 Hal Hirshon 1984 Eric Ball and Jim Wahler 1964 Prentice O’Leary 1938 John Ryland 1985 Otieni Pahulu and Mike Lodish 1939 Kenny Washington 1986 Mark Estwick and Bryan Wilcox 1940 Don MacPherson 1987 Jim Bonds and Pat McPherson 1941 Ted Forbes 1988 Meech Shaw and Kevin Williams 1942 Charles Fears 1989 Ricky Davis and Arnold Ale 1943 Don Malmberg 1990 Wayne Cook, Ryan Motherway, 1944 Bob Waterfield Marvin Goodwin and London Woodfin 1945 Al Sparlis 1991 Rob Walker, James Milliner and 1946 Donnie Edwards 1947 Bill Chambers 1992 Derek Ayers and Phillip Ward 1948 Art Steffen 1993 Thaddeus Massey, Weldon Forde and 1949 Leon McLaughlin Brian Willmer 1950 Bruce MacLachlan 1994 Eric Scott and Larry Atkins 1951 Julie Weisstein 1995 Rodney Lee and Damon Smith 1952 Donn Moomaw 1996 Jarvis Watson and Brian Berg 1953 Paul Cameron 1997 Tony Ippolito and Ryan Nece 1954 Primo Villanueva 1998 Gabe Crecion and Rusty Williams 1955 Jim Decker 1999 Shane Lehmann and Rodney Leisle 1956 2000 Craig Bragg and Nick Carey 1957 Dan Peterson 2001 Keith Carter and Chad Rogers 1958 Jim Steffen 2002 Robert Chai and Kevin Harbour Mike Lodish 1959 Ray Smith 2003 Derrick Williams and Trey Brown 1960 Marv Luster *JV Captain 1961 Ron Hull 1965 Steve Butler 1962 Mitch Dimkich Tommy Prothro Award for 1966 Ray Armstrong 1963 Walt Dathe Outstanding Special Teams 1967 Don Johnston 1964 Mike Haffner 1968 Ron Tretter 1965 Russ Banducci Player 1969 Jim Ford 1966 John Richardson 1970 Marv Kendricks 1967 Larry Slagle 1993 , Darren Schager and 1971 Randy Tyler and Gary Campbell Abdul McCullough 1972 Fred McNeill and Cal Peterson 1994 Darren Schager 1973 Jimmy Allen and John Sciarra 1995 Paul Guidry and Greg Andrasick 1974 Myke Horton and Mike Martinez 1996 Bjorn Merten 1975 Rob Kezirian and Manu Tuiasosopo 1997 Chris Sailer 1976 Greg Taylor and Raymond Bell 1998 Tod McBride 1977 Severn Reece and Billy Don Jackson 1999 Jermaine Lewis 1978 Bobby Hosea and Dave Otey 2000 Nate Fikse 1979 Billy Don Jackson 2001 Nate Fikse 1980 Kenny Easley 2002 Nate Fikse 1981 Luis Sharpe 2003 Nick Carey 1982 Frank Bruno and Tom Sullivan 1983 Paul Bergmann and Don Rogers N.N. Sugarman Perpetual 1984 Dave Baran and Lee Knowles Trophy for Best Leadership 1985 Jim McCullough and Mark Walen (Formerly Best Spirit and 1986 and Craig Rutledge Scholarship) 1987 Troy Aikman and Terry Tumey 1988 Frank Cornish and Darryl Henley 1935 Raymond Olmstead 1989 Frank Cornish, Marvcus Patton and 1936 George Dickerson Mike Lodish 1937 John Shubin 1990 Lance Zeno and Eric Turner Pete Holland 1938 Jack Montgomery 1991 Tommy Maddox, Shawn Wills and 1939 Jim Mitchell Randy Cole 1968 Larry Agajanian 1940 Don Macpherson 1992 Sean LaChapelle and Arnold Ale 1969 Wesley Grant 1941 Nate de Francisco 1993 Wayne Cook, Vaughn Parker, Marvin 1970 Bob Bartlett 1942 Al Solari Goodwin and Nkosi Littleton 1945 Bob Russell 1994 Sharmon Shah and Rod Smalley Kenneth S. Washington Award 1946 Gene Rowland 1995 Karim Abdul-Jabbar and Grady Stretz for Outstanding Senior 1947 Bob Russell 1996 Jamal Clark and Abdul McCullough (Defensive Rookie of the Year - 1981; 1949 Sherwood Simpson 1997 Cade McNown and Shaun Williams 1950 Don Cogswell 1998 Cade McNown and Larry Atkins Special Teams Player of the Year - 1988) 1999 Durell Price and Pete Holland 1951 Chuck Fraychineaud 1971 Mike Pavich 2000 Oscar Cabrera and Tony White 1952 Ted Narleski 1972 Allan Ellis 1953 Ira Pauly 2001 Bryan Fletcher and Marques Ander- 1973 Jim Bright and 1954 John Peterson son 1974 Art Kuehn and John Nanoski 1955 2002 Mike Saffer and Rusty Williams 1975 Dale Curry and Phil McKinnely 2003 Manuel White and Brandon Chillar 1956 Bob Bergdahl 1976 Wendell Tyler and Raymond Burks

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 233 ANNUAL UCLA FOOTBALL AWARDS 1977 Don Pederson and Frank Stephens 1970 Craig Campbell and Allan Ellis 1978 Johnny Lynn and James Owens 1971 Fred McNeill 1979 Brent Boyd 1972 Mark Harmon and Jimmy Allen 1980 John Tautolo 1973 Raymond Burks and John Nanoski 1981 Neal Dellocono 1974 Jeff Dankworth and Tim Tennigkeit 1982 Irv Eatman and Jimmy Turner 1975 Raymond Bell and Gus Coppens 1983 Kevin Nelson and Lupe Sanchez 1976 Theotis Brown and Jerry Robinson 1984 Bryan Wiley and Ron Pitts 1977 Rick Bashore and Kenny Easley 1985 John Lee and Tommy Taylor 1978 Tim Wrightman, Luis Sharpe and 1986 Karl Dorrell, Frank Batchkoff, Greg Glenn Windom Bolin and Chuckie Miller 1979 Jojo Townsell 1987 Russ Warnick, Gaston Green, James 1980 Cormac Carney and Walter Lang Washington, Ken Norton Jr. and Melvin 1981 Burness Scott Jackson 1982 John Lee and 1988 Billy Ray and Alfredo Velasco 1983 and Chris 1989 Frank Cornish and Marvcus Patton 1984 Gaston Green, James Washington and 1990 Scott Miller, Reggie Moore, Roman Terry Tumey Phifer and Rocen Keeton 1985 Eric Ball and Carnell Lake 1991 All Seniors 1986 David Franey and Brian Jones 1992 Aron Gideon and Mike Chalenski 1987 David Richards, Brian Brown and 1993 Craig Novitsky, Vaughn Parker, Nkosi Eric Turner Littleton and Matt Werner 1985 Mike Sherrard, Scott Franklin and 1988 Shawn Wills and Matt Darby 1994 Shane Jasper, Wayne Cook and J.J. Craig Rutledge 1989 Scott Miller, Kevin Williams, Brian Stokes 1986 Joe Goebel and Terry Tumey Kelly and Carlton Gray 1995 Jonathan Ogden 1987 Mel Farr, Doug Wassel, John Kidder, 1990 Tommy Maddox, Bruce Walker and 1996 Phillip Ward Terry Tumey, Dennis Price and Alan Matt Werner 1997 Skip Hicks, Danjuan Magee and Jim Dial 1991 James Christensen, Louis Perez and McElroy 1988 Rick Meyer, Carnell Lake and Darryl Jamir Miller 1998 Mike Grieb Henley 1992 Jonathan Ogden and Donnie Edwards 1999 Brad Melsby 1989 Rick Meyer, Mike Farr and Marvcus 1993 Skip Hicks, George Kase and Travis 2000 Brian Polak Patton Kirschke 2001 Ryan Nece 1990 Corwin Anthony, Randy Austin, 1994 Chad Overhauser and Abdul 2002 Ricky Manning, Jr. Damion Lyons and Scott Lockwood McCullough 2003 Brandon Chillar 1991 All Seniors 1995 Cade McNown, Chris Sailer and Ramogi Huma Paul I. Wellman Memorial 1992 Kaleaph Carter, Rick Daly and Matt Werner 1996 Danny Farmer and Wasswa Serwanga Award for All-Around 1993 Brian Allen, Derek Stevens, Travis 1997 Jermaine Lewis and Marques Ander- Excellence Collier and Carrick O’Quinn son 1994 Kevin Jordan and George Kase 1998 DeShaun Foster and Ryan Nece 1953 Don Foster 1995 Kevin Jordan, Mike Flanagan and 1999 Cory Paus and Ricky Manning, Jr. 1954 George Kase 2000 Rodney Leisle 1955 Bob Davenport 1996 Chad Overhauser and Travis 2001 Matt Ware 1956 Esker Harris Kirschke 2002 and 1957 Barry Billington 1997 Chad Overhauser and Brian Willmer 2003 Maurice Drew 1958 Ray Smith 1998 Shawn Stuart and Danny Farmer Jerry Long “Heart” Award 1959 Ray Smith 1999 Pete Holland 1960 Jim Johnson 2000 1998 Andy Meyers 1961 Kermit Alexander 2001 Troy Danoff 1999 Brian Polak 1962 Kermit Alexander 2002 Craig Bragg 2000 DeShaun Foster 1963 Jim Colletto 2003 Mat Ball 2001 Ed Ieremia-Stansbury 1964 Kent Francisco 2002 Cory Paus and David Ball 1965 Paul Horgan John F. Boncheff, Jr., Memorial 2003 Asi Faoa and Rodney Leisle 1966 Gary Beban Trophy for Rookie-of-the-Year 1967 Don Manning (Offensive Rookie of the Year - 1981) Team Captain Award 1968 Mike Ballou 1969 Greg Jones 1952 Chuck Doud 1998 Larry Atkins, Cade McNown, Andy 1970 Dave Dalby and Tim Oesterling 1953 Bob Davenport Meyers and Shawn Stuart 1971 Bob Pifferini and Bob Christiansen 1954 Jim Decker 1999 Danny Farmer, Pete Holland, Durell 1972 Kermit Johnson and James McAlister 1955 and Jim Matheny Price and Joey Strycula 1973 Mark Harmon and Cal Peterson 1956 Kirk Wilson 2000 Oscar Cabrera, DeShaun Foster, 1974 Russel Charles and Herschel Ramsey 1957 Jim Steffen Freddie Mitchell, Tony White 1975 Terry Tautolo and Eddie Ayers 1958 Harry Baldwin 2001 , Troy Danoff, Bryan 1976 Rob Kezirian and Harold Hardin 1959 Ivory Jones Fletcher, Robert Thomas 1977 Theotis Brown and Steve Tetrick 1960 Tom Gutman 2002 Ricky Manning, Jr., Marcus Reese, Mike 1978 Marvin Morris and Jeff Muro 1961 Mike Haffner and John Walker Saffer, Mike Seidman, Rusty Williams 1979 Tim Wrightman 1962 Carl Jones 2003 Dave Ball, Craig Bragg, Brandon Chillar 1980 Larry Lee and Avon Riley 1963 Kurt Altenberg and Byron Nelson and Manuel White, Jr. 1981 Tim Wrightman and Martin Moss 1964 Dick Witcher 1982 Cormac Carney and Jojo Townsell 1965 Dallas Grider 1983 Rick Neuheisel, Duval Love and Doug 1966 Mark Gustafson West 1967 Floyd Reese 1984 David Randle, Ron Butler and Ken 1968 Wesley Grant Potter 1969 Ron Carver

234 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY BRUINS IN ALL-STAR GAMES 1978 Levi Armstrong, DB, Gus Coppens, OT 1992 Matt Darby, S, James Malone ILB 1947 Tom Asher, T, Burr Baldwin, E, Don Frank Stephens, LB 1993 Mike Chalenski, DE, Carlton Gray, CB, Borden, G, Ed Breeding, C, Ernie Case, 1979 Bobby Hosea, DB, Max Montoya, OT Sean LaChapelle, WR QB, Budd Cote, G, Morrie Harrison, G, Jeff Muro, LB 1994 Vaughn Parker, OT Hoxsie Griswold, T, , B, 1980 Brian Baggott, DB 1995 Carl Greenwood, CB Roy Kurrasch, E, Don Malmberg, T, 1981 Arthur Akers, LB, Kenny Easley, DB Larry 1996 Kevin Jordan, WR Donn Ross, E, Art Spielman, C Lee, OG, Freeman McNeil, RB 1997 Paul Guidry, DB 1948 Carl Benton, B, Don Capp, E, Robert 1982 Willie Curran, FL, Luis Sharpe, OT 1999 Cade McNown, QB (dnp) Mike, T 1983 Dan Dufour, C, Karl Morgan, NG, Tom 2000 Eric Whitfield, S 1949 Bill Clements, E, Mike Dimitro, G Sullivan, DB, Jojo Townsell, FL 2002 Marques Anderson, S, Ryan Nece, LB 1950 George Pastor, G 1984 Paul Bergmann, TE, Kevin Nelson, RB (inj.) 1952 Hal Mitchell, T Don Rogers, DB, Lupe Sanchez, DB, 2003 Mike Saffer, OT, Ricky Manning, DB, 1953 Donn Moomaw, LB Doug West, LB Nate Fikse, P/PK 1954 Paul Cameron, HB, Chuck Doud, T 1985 Neal Dellocono, LB, Ron Pitts, DB 2004 Ryan Boschetti, DL, Brandon Chillar, LB 1955 , T, Jim Salsbury, G, Primo 1986 John Lee, PK, David Norrie, QB, Mark Villanueva, HB Walen, DT 1956 , G, Bob Davenport, 1987 Craig Rutledge, SS, Matt Stevens, QB 1951 Bob Wilkinson, E FB, , E, Sam Brown, HB 1988 Alan Dial, S, Gaston Green, TB, Ken 1953 Ernie Stockert, E 1959 Bill Leeka, T, Dick Wallen, E Norton, LB, Russ Warnick, OT 1954 Bill Stits, B 1960 Ray Smith, FB 1989 Troy Aikman, QB, Eric Ball, TB, Chance 1955 Joe Ray, T 1961 Bill Kilmer, HB, Marv Luster, E Johnson, ILB, Doug Kline, ILB Marcus 1956 , G 1962 Ron Hull, C, Marshall Shirk, T, , CB 1968 John Erquiaga, C Smith, HB, Almose Thompson, HB 1990 Mike Lodish, DT, Marvcus Patton, LB 1970 Mike Ballou, LB, Wes Grant, DE 1963 Kermit Alexander, HB, Tony Fiorentino, 1991 Corwin Anthony, TE, Brian Brown, TB, 1972 Dave Dalby, C G, Andy Von Sonn, C Brian Lockwood, OLB, Scott Miller, WR 1973 Allan Ellis, DB 1964 Walt Dathe, G, Mel Profit, E 1992 Scott Spalding, OG, Shawn Wills, TB, 1974 Fred McNeill, DE 1965 Kent Francisco, OT, Mike Haffner, HB, Brian Kelly, DT 1977 Mitch Kahn, C, Wendell Tyler, RB Larry Zeno, QB 1993 Arnold Ale, LB, Rick Daly, TE 1978 Frank Corral, PK 1966 Kurt Altenberg, E, Russ Banducci, G 1980 Brent Boyd, C 1967 Mel Farr, HB, John Richardson, DG East-West Shrine Game 1983 Blanchard Montgomery, LB, Tom 1968 Gary Beban, QB, Larry Slagle, OT 1932 Leonard Wellendorf, C Ramsey, QB, Dokie Williams, FL 1969 Larry Agajanian, DT 1934 Lee Coats, C 1986 Robert Cox, OT, John Lee, PK 1970 Greg Jones, HB, Floyd Reese, DT 1936 Chuck Cheshire, H 1987 Joe Goebel, C 1971 Dennis Dummit, QB, Tim Oesterling, DT 1944 Mike Marienthal, G 1988 Willie Anderson, WR 1972 Mike Pavich, G 1945 Bob Waterfield, Q 1989 Eric Ball, TB, Darryl Henley, CB, Carnell 1973 Randy Gaschler, C 1946 George Robotham, E Lake, OLB, Jim Wahler, NG 1974 Jim Allen, DB, Kermit Johnson, RB, 1948 Bill Chambers, T, Tom Fears, E, Don 1991 Corwin Anthony, TE, Randy Austin, TE, James McAlister, RB Paul, C, , HB Rocen Keeton, OLB, Scott Miller, WR, 1975 Gene Clark, OT, Art Kuehn, C 1949 (J)Bill Clements, E, Ernie Johnson, HB Lance Zeno, C (inj) 1976 Randy Cross, G, John Sciarra, QB 1951 Bob Wilkinson, E 1992 Dion Lambert, CB 1977 Ray Burks, LB, Oscar Edwards, DB, Rick 1952 Hal Mitchell, T 1996 Donnie Edwards, LB, Mike Flanagan, C Walker, TE 1955 (J)Sam Boghosian, G, Jack Ellena, T, Jim 1998 Skip Hicks, TB, Shaun Williams, FS 1978 Gus Coppens, OT, Frank Stephens, LB Salsbury, G 1999 Larry Atkins, S (inj.), Cade McNown, 1979 Theotis Brown, RB, Jerry Robinson, LB, 1957 Pete O’Garro, E, Don Shinnick, LB QB; Chris Sailer, K Manu Tuiasosopo, NG 1958 Bill Leeka, T, Dick Wallen, E 2000 Danny Farmer, WR 1980 Brent Boyd, C 1960 (J)Paul Oglesby, T, Ray Smith, B 2002 Marques Anderson, S, Kenyon 1981 Ken Easley, DB, Freeman McNeil, RB 1960 (D)Jim Johnson, E-B, Bill Kilmer, HB, Coleman, DE, Bryan Fletcher, TE, 1982 Luis Sharpe, OT, Tim Wrightman, TE Marv Luster, E DeShaun Foster, TB, Ken Kocher, DT, 1983 Cormac Carney, SE, Irv Eatman, OT, 1962 Kermit Alexander, HB Robert Thomas, LB (inj.) Tom Ramsey, QB 1963 Mel Profit, E 2003 Mike Seidman, TE 1984 Don Rogers, DB, Lupe Sanchez, DB 1966 Mel Farr, HB, John Richardson, DG 2004 Dave Ball, DE, Rodney Leisle, DT 1985 Neal Dellocono, LB, Duval Love, OT 1967 Gary Beban, QB, John Erquiaga, C, Larry 1986 Mike Sherrard, SE, Tommy Taylor, LB Slagle, T 1987 Frank Batchkoff, DT, Karl Dorrell, FL Blue-Gray Game 1969 Mike Ballou, LB, George Farmer, E, 1979 Brian Baggott, DB 1988 Mel Farr, FB, Gaston Green, TB, Ken Greg Jones, HB Norton, LB, Dennis Price, CB 1989 Mike Farr, WR, Mike Lodish, DT, 1971 (J)Dennis Dummit, QB, Tim Rick Meyer, OG 1989 Troy Aikman, QB, Darryl Henley, CB, Oesterling, DT Doug Kline, ILB, Eric Smith, OLB 1990 Randy Austin, TE, Reggie Moore, WR 1971 (D)Bob Christiansen, E, Dave Dalby, C 1994 J.J. Stokes, WR, Wayne Cook, QB 1990 Frank Cornish, C, Charles Arbuckle, TE 1972 Bruce Barnes, P, Bruce Walton, OT 1991 Roman Phifer, OLB 1996 Phillip Ward, LB, , DL 1973 James McAlister, RB, Al Oliver, OT, Bill 1999 Keith Brown, TB (injured), Durell Price, 1992 Dion Lambert, CB, Kevin Smith, FB Sandifer, DT 1993 Arnold Ale, LB, Mike Chalenski, DE, FB, Ryan Roques, DB 1974 Art Kuehn, C, Fulton Kuykendall, LB 2001 Anthony Fletcher, DT Carlton Gray, CB, Sean LaChapelle, WR, 1977 (J)Wendell Tyler, RB, Rick Walker, TE Kevin Williams, TB 1977 (D)Levi Armstrong, DB 1994 Craig Novitsky, OG 1979 (J)Peter Boermeester, PK Florida Sunshine Classic 1996 James Milliner, RB, Teddy Lawrence, 1979 (D)Johnny Lynn, DB 1999 Brendon Ayanbadejo, LB; Andy DB 1981 Avon Riley, LB, Larry Lee, OG Meyers, OG; Shawn Stuart, C; Craig 1998 Jim McElroy, FL, Chad Overhauser, OT 1983 Jimmy Turner, DB Walendy, FB 1999 Mike Grieb, TE, Craig Walendy, FB 1984 Kevin Nelson, RB 2002 Brian Poli-Dixon, WR 2000 Eric Whitfield, S, Durell Price, FB 1986 Mike Hartmeier, OG 2001 Jason Bell, DB 1987 Joe Goebel, C, Chuckie Miller, CB, Derek Las Vegas All-American Classic (Paradise 2002 Ryan Nece, LB Tennell, TE Bowl 2002-2003) 2003 Ricky Manning, DB, Marcus Reese, LB 1988 David Richards, OT, James Washing- 2002 Troy Danoff, C, Anthony Fletcher, DT, 2004 Mat Ball, DE, David Tautofi, DL ton, S Scott McEwan, QB, Jason Stephens, S 1989 Darryl Henley, CB, Carnell Lake, OLB, 2003 Bryce Bohlander, OT, Rusty Williams, Japan Bowl Jim Wahler, NG DL, Joe Hunter, DB 1976 Randy Cross, C, John Sciarra, QB 1990 Frank Cornish, C, Charles Arbuckle, TE 2004 Shane Lehmann, OL 1977 Raymond Burks, LB, Oscar Edwards, 1991 Roman Phifer, OLB, Eric Turner, FS DB, Rick Walker, TE BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 235 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1943 — Rose Bowl January 1, 1947 — Rose Bowl Georgia 9, UCLA 0 Illinois 45, UCLA 14 UCLA’s first ever bowl appearance did not on a successful The Bruins scored their first ever post- points when quarter- note, as the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs defeated the Bruins, 9-0. UCLA, back Ernie Case scored on a 1 1/2-yard sneak to give the Bruins a playing one of its best games of the season, held the Bulldogs slim 7-6 first-quarter lead. However, it was the fourth-ranked Illini scoreless for three quarters. However, the powerful Georgia de- who tallied quickly and often, outscoring unranked UCLA 39-7 from fense held the Bruins without any points as well. On the first play of that en route to a 45-14 victory. Illinois dominated the Bruins the fourth quarter, Georgia’s Red Boyd blocked Bob Waterfield’s on the ground, compiling 320 yards to the Bruins 62. UCLA’s Al deep in the . The ball went flying over the end zone Hoisch returned Illinois kicker Don Maechtle’s kickoff 103 yards, for a safety. Georgia added a following a Waterfield establishing a Rose Bowl record which still stands today. when Frankie Sinkwich powered over from the one- yard line. Scoring Illinois 6 19 0 20 — 45 Scoring UCLA 7 7 0 0 — 14 Georgia 0009—9 Attendance: 93, 000. UCLA 0000—0 Scoring: IL—Julie Rykovich runs over from one-yard line. UCLA—Ernie Attendance: 90,000. Case on 1 1/2-yard sneak. Case converts. IL—Buddy Young goes over from Scoring: UGA—Red Boyd blocks Bob Waterfield’s punt for an automatic two-yard line. Don Maechtle converts. IL—Paul Patterson runs over from safety and two points. UGA—Frankie Sinkwich scores from one-yard line. four-yard line. IL— sneaks over from the one-yard line. UCLA— Leo Costa converts. Al Hoisch returns Maechtle’s kickoff 103 yards. Case converts. IL—Young runs for a one-yard score. Maechtle converts. IL—Russ Steger intercepts Statistics Case’s pass and returns 68 yards for TD. IL—Stan Green intercepts Case’s Georgia UCLA pass and returns 20 yards for TD. Maechtle converts. 24 ...... First Downs ...... 5 Statistics 61/212 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 26/97 161 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 62 Illinois UCLA 30/12/2 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 15/4/4 23 ...... First Downs ...... 12 91/373 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 41/159 64/320 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 32/62 78 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 176 Top Individuals 15/4/2 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 29/13/4 Rushing — Trippi (G) 27-115-0; Snelling (U) 5-41-0; Sinkwich (G) 11-33-1. 79/398 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 61/238 Top Individuals Rushing — Rykovich (I) 18-103-1; Young (I) 20-103-2; Patterson (I) 5-57-1; Hoisch (U) 4-27-0; Rossi (U) 10-23-0; Passing — Case (U) 24-11-2-165-0; Moss (I) 8-3-0-65-0.

Bob Waterfield (7) Al Hoisch (7)

236 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1954 — Rose Bowl January 1, 1956 — Rose Bowl State 28, UCLA 20 Michigan State 17, UCLA 14 Fifth-ranked UCLA completely dominated the first half of the game, David Kaiser’s with seven seconds remaining provided a but a missed blocking assignment allowed Spartan Ellis Duckett to sensational finish to a spectacular game as the Spartans earned a block a Paul Cameron kick and score from the Bruin six-yard line. 17-14 decision over fourth-ranked UCLA. The Bruins scored first The Bruins left the field at halftime having allowed No. 3 Michigan when fullback Bob Davenport scored from the two-yard line four State only one completed pass, for a seven-yard loss, and a net plays after Jim Decker picked off an Earl Morral pass. Michigan gain of 56 total yards. However the Bruins were only up by seven, State scored the next two but the Bruins tied the score 14-7. Michigan State outscored the Bruins 14-0 in the third quarter at 14 in the fourth quarter when Doug Peters dove over from the to grab a 21-14 lead. Bruin Paul Cameron was out- one-yard line. With time running out in the game, UCLA was called standing as he led a UCLA drive in the fourth quarter. Having for an intentional grounding infraction which pushed the ball back already passed and run for touchdowns, Cameron passed 28 to its own one-yard line. A poor punt gave the Spartans the ball at yards to Rommie Loudd who made a great leaping catch. The the UCLA 40. However, the Bruins were cited for interference with reception pulled the Bruins to within one point, 21-20. UCLA failed the kick returner and the Spartans received the ball at the Bruin 19, on its conversion attempt, leaving the Spartans clinging to a one- setting up Kaiser’s game-winning 41-yard field goal. point lead. Bruin hopes of regaining the lead were thwarted when Billy Wells returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. Scoring Michigan State 0 7 0 10 — 17 Scoring UCLA 7 0 0 7 — 14 Attendance: 100,809. Michigan State 0 7 14 7 — 28 Scoring: UCLA—Bob Davenport smashes over from two-yard line. Jim UCLA 7 7 0 6 — 20 Decker converts. MSU—Earl Morral passes 13 yards to . Weather: Sunny. Attendance: 100,500. Gerald Planutis converts. MSU—Peaks passes to John Lewis on 67-yard Scoring: UCLA—Paul Cameron passes for 13 yards to Bill Stits. John play. Planutis converts. UCLA—Doug Peters dives over from one-yard line. Hermann converts. UCLA—Cameron goes over from two-yard line. Decker converts. MSU—David Kaiser kicks 41-yard field goal. Hermann converts. MSU—Ellis Duckett blocks Cameron’s punt, picks up ball on UCLA six-yard line and scores. Evan Slonac converts. MSU—LeRoy Statistics Bolden bolts over from one-yard line. Slonac converts. MSU—Billy Wells Michigan State UCLA runs over from two-yard line. Slonac converts. UCLA—Cameron passes 28 18 ...... First Downs ...... 13 yards to Rommie Loudd. MSU—Wells returns punt for 62-yard TD. Slonac 50/251 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 42/136 converts. 33 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 61 Statistics 18/6/2 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 10/2/1 68/381 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 52/197 Michigan State UCLA 14 ...... First Downs ...... 16 Top Individuals 53/195 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 40/90 Rushing — Kowalczyk (M) 13-88-0; Planutis (M) 12-66-0; Brown (U) 14-63- 11 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 152 0; Passing — Knox (U) 8-2-1-61-0; Morral (M) 15-4-2-38-1; Peaks (M) 2-1-0- 10/2/1 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 24/9/2 67-1; Receiving — Peaks (M) 3-40-1. 63/206 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 64/242 Top Individuals Rushing — Wells (M) 14-80-1; Bolden (M) 14-52-1; Slonac (M) 13-39-0; Matsook (M) 5-26-0; Stits (U) 5-25-0

Paul Cameron (34) Jim Decker (30)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 237 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1962 — Rose Bowl January 1, 1966 — Rose Bowl Minnesota 21, UCLA 3 UCLA 14, Michigan State 12 With 16 players returning from their 1961 Rose Bowl loss, the Golden Fifth-ranked UCLA earned its first Rose Bowl victory by upsetting No. Gophers were primed and ready for the 1962 renewal, and they 1-ranked, 10-0 Michigan State. UCLA took a 7-0 lead in the second used that experience to defeat the Bruins, 21-3. The Bruins opened quarter on a one-yard touchdown by quarterback Gary Beban. A the scoring in the first quarter when Bobby Smith kicked a 28-yard successful recovered by Dallas Grider, a 21-yard run by field goal. However, that was all the offense the Bruins could Mel Farr and a 20-yard pass from Beban to Kurt Altenberg gave the muster and Minnesota scored touchdowns in the first, second, and Bruins the ball at the one-yard line. On the next play, with 11:50 left fourth quarters. in the first half, Beban sneaked for a touchdown to stake the upstart Bruins to a 14-0 halftime lead. Michigan State finally got on the Scoring scoreboard in the fourth quarter when Bob Apisa scored on a 38- Minnesota 7 7 0 7 — 21 UCLA 3000—3 yard run but the Spartans failed on a two-point attempt. Later in the Weather: Sunny. Attendance: 98, 214. quarter, Steve Juday scored from the one but Bob Scoring: UCLA—Bobby Smith kicks 28-yard field goal. MINN—Sandy Stiles made a game-saving tackle on the two-point conversion Stephens dives over from one-yard line. Tom Loechler converts. MINN—Bill attempt. Munsey goes over from three-yard line. Loechler converts. MINN—Stephens runs over from two-yard line. Loechler converts. Scoring Michigan State 0 0 0 12 — 12 Statistics UCLA 0 14 0 0 — 14 Minnesota UCLA Weather: Sunny 65º. Attendance: 100,087. 21 ...... First Downs ...... 8 Scoring: UCLA—Gary Beban on one-yard keeper. Kurt Zimmerman 55/222 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 34/55 converts. UCLA—Beban on one-yard keeper. Zimmerman converts. MSU— 75 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 52 Bob Apisa runs 38 yards. MSU—Steve Juday goes over from one-half yard 11/7/0 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 8/5/0 line. 66/297 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 42/107 Statistics Top Individuals Michigan State UCLA Rushing — Alexander (U) 10-48-0; Stephens (M) 12-46-2; Dickson (M) 12- 13 ...... First Downs ...... 10 45-0. Passing — Stephens (M) 11-7-0-75-0; B. Smith (U) 5-2-0-22-0. 46/204 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 41/65 Receiving — Alexander (U) 3-26-0; Cairns (M) 2-24-0. 110 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 147 22/8/3 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 20/8/0 68/314 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 61/212 Top Individuals Rushing — C. Jones (M) 20-113-0; Apisa (M) 4-49-1; Lee (M) 15-41-0; Farr (U) 10-36-0; Beban (U) 25-14-2. Passing — Beban (U) 20-8-0-147-0; Juday (M) 18-6-3-80-0. Receiving — Washington (M) 4-81-0; Altenberg (U) 3-55-0.

Kermit Alexander (33) Bob Stiles (28)

238 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1976 — Rose Bowl December 20, 1976 — Liberty Bowl UCLA 23, State 10 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 On Jan. 1, 1976, the 11th-ranked Bruins returned to Pasadena to take The 1976 Liberty Bowl marked the first time the Bruins participated on Woody Hayes’ top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes and two-time in a other than the Rose Bowl but they were soundly winner . During a first half in which defeated by ‘Bear’ Bryant’s Crimson Tide. No. 16 Alabama took Ohio State had the ball for 20 of the 24 minutes, kicker Tom Klaban control from the outset, scoring 17 first quarter points on a Bruin provided the only points with a second-quarter field goal, giving the defense that only allowed 23 first stanza tallies all year. Alabama Buckeyes a 3-0 halftime lead. The Bruins tied the game early in the added a touchdown in the second quarter and a field goal in the third quarter on a 33-yard field goal by Brett White. On UCLA’s next third and fourth to lead 30-0 before the Bruins could get on the possession, John Sciarra and Wally Henry teamed on a 16-yard scoreboard. The lone bright spot for the seventh-ranked Bruins was touchdown. Late in the third quarter, Sciarra and Henry combined a 61-yard touchdown run by Theotis Brown. for a 67-yard touchdown play. OSU’s Pete Johnson countered with a three-yard touchdown but Wendell Tyler, who rushed for 172 Scoring Alabama 17 7 3 9 — 36 yards, countered with a 54-yard touchdown. Sciarra was named UCLA 0006— 6 Rose Bowl MVP for completing 13-of-19 passes for 212 yards and Weather: 34º. Attendance: 52,736. two touchdowns. Scoring: ALA—Buckey Berrey kicks 37-yard field goal. ALA—Barry Krauss returns interception 44 yards. Berrey converts. ALA—Johnny Davis runs two Scoring yards. Berrey converts. ALA—Tony Nathan passes 20 yards to Jack O’Rear. Ohio State 3 0 0 7 — 10 Berrey converts. ALA—Berrey kicks 25-yard field goal. ALA—Berrey kicks UCLA 0 0 16 7 — 23 28-yard goal. UCLA—Theotis Brown runs 61 yards. ALA—Rick Watson runs Weather: Clear 60º. Attendance: 105,464. one yard. Scoring: OSU—Tom Klaban kicks 42-yard field goal. UCLA—Brett White kicks 33-yard field goal. UCLA—John Sciarra passes 16 yards to Wally Statistics Henry. UCLA—Sciarra passes 67 yards to Henry. White converts. OSU— Alabama UCLA Pete Johnson powers over from three-yard line. Klaban converts. UCLA— 23 ...... First Downs ...... 17 Wendell Tyler runs 54 yards. White converts. 52/268 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 49/233/1 104 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 147 Statistics 11/8/0 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 18/10/3/147/0 Ohio State UCLA 63/372 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 67/380 20 ...... First Downs ...... 19 51/208 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 47/202 Top Individuals 90 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 212 Rushing — Brown (U) 16-102-1; Nathan (A) 9-67-0; Dankworth (U) 15-60-0; 18/7/2 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 19/13/2 Tyler (U) 17-59-0; Davis (A) 11-59-1. Passing — Dankworth (U) 17-10-3-147- 69/298 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 66/414 0; Rutledge (A) 7-6-0-53-0. Receiving — Brown (U) 3-24-0; Neal (A) 2-45- 0; Walker (U) 2-44-0. Top Individuals Rushing — Tyler (U) 21-172-1; Griffin (O) 17-93-0; Johnson (O) 19-70-1. Passing — Sciarra (U) 19-13-2-212-2; Greene (O) 18-7-2-90-0; Receiving — Henry (U) 5-113-2; Andersen (U) 3-39-0; Baschnagel (O) 3-26-0.

John Sciarra (15) and Wendell Tyler (22) Theotis Brown (27)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 239 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION December 25, 1978 — December 31, 1981 — Bluebonnet Bowl UCLA 10, Arkansas 10 Michigan 33, UCLA 14 On this Christmas day in Tempe, AZ, the 15th-ranked Bruins and In what would be their last bowl defeat for over a decade, No. 19 eighth-ranked Razorbacks played to a 10-10 tie. Running back UCLA was held to 33 yards rushing in the 33-14 loss to No. 16 James Owens ran for 121 yards and Theotis Brown added 84 as Michigan. Despite its inability to move the ball, UCLA trailed only 19- offensive standouts for the Bruins. After Arkansas grabbed a 10-0 14 midway through the final period. Michigan scored two touch- halftime lead, the Bruin defense took charge, and the offense downs in the final five minutes, including one with just eight produced the game-tying points in the second half on a field goal seconds remaining in the game to produce the deceptively large by Peter Boermeester and a 15-yard run by quarterback Steve final margin. With 7:37 remaining in the contest, the Bruins closed Bukich, making his only start of the season. to within 19-14 when Tom Ramsey threw his second of the game and 16th of the year, this one covering nine yards Scoring to Tim Wrightman. The Bruins couldn’t get any closer and the Arkansas 0 10 0 0 — 10 UCLA 0 0 3 7 — 10 Wolverines scored the final two touchdowns of the contest. Weather: Sunny 70º. Attendance: 55,202. Scoring: ARK—Roland Sales runs four yards. Ismael Ordonez converts. Scoring ARK—Ordonez kicks 37-yard field goal. UCLA—Peter Boermeester kicks Michigan 10 0 3 20 — 33 41-yard field goal. UCLA—Steve Bukich runs 15 yards. Boermeester converts. UCLA 0 0 7 7 — 14 Weather: 72º (indoors). Attendance: 40,309. Statistics Scoring: MICH—Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks 24-yard field goal. MICH—Steve Arkansas UCLA Smith passes 50 yards to Anthony Carter. Haji-Sheikh converts. UCLA— 19 ...... First Downs ...... 14 Tom Ramsey passes 17 yards to Jojo Townsell. Norm Johnson converts. 51/200 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 55/255 MICH—Haji-Sheikh kicks 47-yard field goal. MICH—Butch Woolfolk runs 78 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 61 one yard. UCLA—Ramsey passes nine yards to Tim Wrightman. Johnson 24/13/2 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 11/4/2 converts. MICH—Smith runs nine yards. Haji-Sheikh converts. MICH—B.J. 75/278 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 66/316 Dickey runs five yards. Haji-Sheikh converts. Top Individuals Statistics Rushing — Owens (U) 17-121-0; Cowins (A) 24-89-0; Brown (U) 11-84-0. Michigan UCLA Passing — Calcagni (A) 16-11-0-49-0; Bukich (U) 11-4-2-61-0. Receiving — 25 ...... First Downs ...... 14 Clay (A) 3-11-0; Eckwood (A) 3-(-1)-0; Reece (U) 2-36-0. Tackles — Muro (U) 54/315 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 33/33 19; Robinson (U) 15; Tuiasosopo (U) 13. 168 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 162 16/10/0 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 26/12/2 70/483 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 61/195 Top Individuals Rushing — Woolfolk (M) 27-186-1; Smith (M) 10-64-1; Nelson (U) 18-33-0. Passing — Smith (M) 15-9-0-152-1; Ramsey (U) 25-12-1-162-2. Receiving — Carter (M) 6-127-1; Carney (U) 5-89-0. Tackles — Rogers (U) 13; Montgomery (U) 11.

James Owens (3)

Jojo Townsell (26)

240 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1983 — Rose Bowl January 2, 1984 — Rose Bowl UCLA 24, Michigan 14 UCLA 45, Illinois 9 The fifth-ranked Bruins began their record-setting bowl streak by Unranked UCLA won its fourth straight Rose Bowl, upsetting highly- defeating the 19th-ranked , 24-10, in the 1983 favored No. 4 Illinois (10-1 entering the game). Quarterback Rick Rose Bowl. Earlier in the year, the two teams had played in Ann Neuheisel, who was ill the previous night, was the star, completing Arbor and the Bruins had rallied from a 21-0 second-quarter deficit 22 of 31 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns. Don Rogers’ for a 31-27 victory. UCLA, 9-1-1 during the regular season, outscored interception 43 seconds into the game led to Neuheisel's first TD the Wolverines 10-0 in the first half on Tom Ramsey’s one-yard pass, a 10-yarder to Paul Bergmann. After an Illini field goal made touchdown and John Lee’s 39-yard field goal. Michigan closed the the score 7-3, UCLA scored 21 points in the next eight minutes. gap to three points early in the third quarter but Danny Andrews Kevin Nelson ran 28 yards for a score, Neuheisel found Karl Dorrell countered with a nine-yard touchdown run and the Bruins put the with an 11-yard TD pass following another Rogers interception and game out of reach with just over eight minutes remaining when Mike Young’s 53-yard touchdown reception made it 28-3 at inter- Blanchard Montgomery intercepted a pass and returned it 11 yards mission. Neuheisel tossed another touchdown pass to Dorrell in to make the score 24-7. Ramsey was voted Player of the Game, the second half and the Bruins added one more touchdown (Bryan completing 18 of 25 passes for 162 yards. Wiley’s eight-yard run) to make the final score 45-9. Scoring Scoring Michigan 0 0 7 7 — 14 Illinois 0306—9 UCLA 7 3 7 7 — 24 UCLA 7 21 10 7 — 45 Weather: Clear 70º. Attendance: 104,991. Weather: Sunny 84º. Attendance: 103,217. Scoring: UCLA—Tom Ramsey sneaks in from one yard. John Lee converts. Scoring: UCLA—Rick Neuheisel passes three yards to Paul Bergmann. UCLA—Lee kicks 39-yard field goal. MICH—David Hall passes one yard to John Lee converts. IL—Chris White kicks 41-yard field goal. UCLA—Kevin Eddie Garrett. Ali Haji-Sheikh converts. UCLA—Danny Andrews sweeps Nelson runs 28 yards. Lee converts. UCLA—Neuheisel passes 16 yards to right from the nine-yard line. Lee converts. UCLA—Blanchard Montgomery Karl Dorrell. Lee converts. UCLA—Neuheisel passes 53 yards to Mike returns interception 11 yards. Lee converts. MICH—Hall passes four yards Young. Lee converts. UCLA—Neuheisel passes 15 yards to Dorrell. Lee to Dan Rice. Haji-Sheikh converts. converts. UCLA—Lee kicks 29-yard field goal. IL— passes five yards to Thomas Rooks. UCLA—Bryan Wiley runs eight yards. Lee converts. Statistics Michigan UCLA Statistics 19 ...... First Downs ...... 19 Illinois UCLA 38/110 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 47/181 16 ...... First Downs ...... 27 209 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 162 17/0 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 52/213 34/19/3 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 25/18/0 205 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 298 72/319 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 72/343 47/25/4 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 31/22/0 64/205 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 83/511 Top Individuals Rushing — Ricks (M) 23-88-0; Nelson (U) 11-48-0; Cephous (U) 8-46-0; Top Individuals Andrews (U) 12-42-1. Passing — Ramsey (U) 25-18-0-162-0; Hall (M) 24-13- Rushing — Cephous (U) 12-86-0; Nelson (U) 18-69-1. Passing — Neuheisel 2-155-2. Receiving — Bergmann (U) 6-48-0; Dunaway (M) 5-110-1; Carter (U) 31-22-0-298-4; Trudeau (I) 39-23-3-178-1. Receiving — Williams (I) 10- (M) 5-59-0; Townsell (U) 4-45-0. Tackles — Rogers (U) 11; Montgomery (U) 88-0; Rooks (I) 6-35-1; Young (U) 5-129-1; Dorrell (U) 5-61-2. Tackles— 9; Knowles (U) 9. Knowles (U) 10; Taylor (U) 7; Rogers (U) 6.

Tom Ramsey (14) Duval Love (67)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 241 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1985 — Fiesta Bowl January 1, 1986 — Rose Bowl UCLA 39, Miami (FL) 37 UCLA 45, Iowa 28 UCLA, ranked 14th, rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to earn its Redshirt freshman Eric Ball rushed for 227 yards, the second third consecutive New Year’s Day victory, defeating 13th-ranked highest total in Rose Bowl annals, and four touchdowns to lead Miami 39-37, in the Fiesta Bowl. Tailback Gaston Green, in his first 13th-ranked UCLA to a 45-28 victory, its fourth in as many years on career start, rushed for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns and New Year’s Day. The tailback was not the only star of the day. Junior was named Offensive Player of the Game. James Washington quarterback Matt Stevens, starting in place of injured David Norrie, intercepted his fifth pass of the year to earn Defensive Player of the completed 16 of 26 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown and Game honors. With Miami leading 21-7 in the second quarter, scored UCLA’s last TD on a fourth-quarter sneak. James Washing- Green’s 72-yard run and two John Lee field goals gave UCLA a 22- ton, Tommy Taylor and Ken Norton, with 10 tackles each, led a Bruin 21 halftime lead. Miami rallied, taking a 37-36 lead with 2:58 defense that limited the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes to 13 points remaining but Steve Bono moved the Bruins down the field and Lee during a 45-minute span in which the Bruin offense was scoring 45 kicked a 22-yard field goal for the winning points. Miami mounted points. one last charge but Terry Tumey sacked to seal the win. Scoring Iowa 7 3 7 11 — 28 Scoring UCLA 10 14 7 14 — 45 Miami 14 7 3 13 — 37 Weather: Overcast 71º. Attendance: 103,292. UCLA 7 15 7 10 — 39 Scoring: IOWA—David Hudson runs one yard. Rob Houghtlin converts. Weather: Sunny 51º. Attendance: 60,310. UCLA—Eric Ball runs 30 yards. John Lee converts. UCLA—Lee kicks 42- Scoring: UCLA—Gaston Green runs six yards. John Lee converts. MIA— yard field goal. IOWA—Houghtlin kicks 24-yard field goal. UCLA—Ball Darryl Oliver runs 34 yards. Greg Cox converts. MIA— returns runs 40 yards. Lee converts. UCLA—Ball runs six yards. Lee converts. punt 68 yards. Cox converts. MIA—Bernie Kosar passes 48 yards to Brian IOWA— runs four yards. Houghtlin converts. UCLA—Matt Blades. Cox converts. UCLA—Green runs 72 yards. Lee converts. UCLA— Stevens passes six yards to Mike Sherrard. Lee converts. UCLA—Ball runs Shinnick tallies safety. UCLA—Lee kicks 51-yard field goal. UCLA—Lee kicks 32 yards. Lee converts. IOWA—Houghtlin kicks 52-yard field goal. UCLA— 33-yard field goal. MIA—Cox kicks 31-yard field goal. UCLA—Steve Bono Stevens runs one yard. Lee converts. IOWA—Long passes 11 yards to Bill passes 10 yards to Mike Sherrard. Lee converts. UCLA—Bono passes 33 Happel. Kevin Harmon runs for two-point conversion yards to Mike Young. Lee converts. MIA—Melvin Bratton runs 19 yards. Statistics Bratton runs three yards. Cox converts. UCLA—Lee kicks 22-yard field goal. Iowa UCLA Statistics 25 ...... First Downs ...... 29 Miami UCLA 34/82 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 55/299 23 ...... First Downs ...... 20 319 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 189 33/129 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 44/161 38/29/1 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 26/16/1 294 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 243 72/401 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 81/488 44/31/1 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 27/18/0 Top Individuals 77/423 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 61/404 Rushing — Ball (U) 22-227-4; R. Harmon (I) 14-55-0; Hudson (I) 13-53-1; Top Individuals Green (U) 13-46-0. Passing — Long (I) 37-29-1-319-1; Stevens (U) 26-16-1- Rushing — Green (U) 21-144-2; Oliver (M) 8-75-1; Bratton (M) 12-56-2. 189-1. Receiving — R. Harmon (I) 11-102-0; Happel (I) 6-89-1; Sherrard (U) 4- Passing — Bono (U) 27-18-0-243-2; Kosar (M) 44-31-1-294-2. Receiving — 48-1; Dorrell (U) 3-59-0. Tackles — Washington (U) 10; Norton (U) 10; Taylor Bratton (M) 9-42-1; W. Smith (M) 8-61-0; Sherrard (U) 5-94-1; Green (U) 5-47- (U) 10. 0. Tackles — Price (U) 10; Taylor (U) 8; Washington (U) 7.

John Lee (25) Eric Ball (21)

242 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION December 30, 1986 — Freedom Bowl December 25, 1987 — UCLA 31, Brigham Young 10 UCLA 20, Florida 16 For the fifth consecutive year, No. 15 UCLA capped a successful UCLA became only the fifth school in history to win campaign with a post-season victory, defeating BYU, 31-10. Tailback six consecutive bowl games with its 20-16 triumph over Florida in Gaston Green had a record-setting performance against the Cou- the Aloha Bowl. Florida built a 10-3 lead in the second quarter but gars and the Bruin defense held BYU without a touchdown until just the 10th-ranked Bruins mounted an 81-yard drive over the final four under two minutes remained in the contest. Green scored three minutes which resulted in Brian Brown’s one-yard TD run with three touchdowns and passed for a fourth en route to setting a major- seconds remaining in the half. The Bruins took the lead for good bowl record with 266 net yards rushing. By the end of the third with 1:18 remaining in the third quarter as tailback Danny Thomp- quarter, he had already rushed for 262 yards and three scores. son grabbed a tipped pass in the end zone for a 17-10 lead. UCLA led just 7-3 at halftime but the Bruins broke the game open Velasco’s second field goal of the contest made the score 20-10 but with 17 third-quarter points. ’s second touchdown pass of the day, a 14-yarder to Anthony Williams with 7:51 remaining, closed the gap to four Scoring points, 20-16. BYU 3 0 0 7 — 10 UCLA 7 0 17 7 — 31 Scoring Weather: Clouds 68º. Attendance: 55,422. Florida 7 3 0 6 — 16 Scoring: BYU—Leonard Chitty kicks 32-yard field goal. UCLA—Gaston UCLA 3 7 7 3 — 20 Green runs three yards. Dave Franey converts. UCLA—Green runs one Weather: Sunny 78º. Attendance: 24,839. yard. Franey converts. UCLA—Franey kicks 49-yard field goal. UCLA— Scoring: UCLA—Alfredo Velasco kicks 34-yard field goal. FLA—Kerwin Green runs 79 yards. Franey converts. UCLA—Green passes 13 yards to Bell passes seven yards to Stacey Simmons. Robert McGinty converts. Karl Dorrell. Franey converts. BYU—Bruce Hansen runs three yards. Chitty FLA—McGinty kicks 32-yard field goal. UCLA —Brian Brown runs one yard. converts. Velasco converts. UCLA—Troy Aikman passes five yards to Danny Statistics Thompson. Velasco converts. UCLA—Velasco kicks 32-yard field goal. FLA —Bell passes 14 yards to Anthony Williams. BYU UCLA 18 ...... First Downs ...... 19 Statistics 43/73 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 49/423 Florida UCLA 221 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 95 24 ...... First Downs ...... 15 43/25/3 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 21/8/1 38/185 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 41/48 86/294 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 70/518 188 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 173 Top Individuals 38/19/0 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 30/19/2 76/373 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 71/221 Rushing — Green (U) 33-266-3; Greenwood (U) 5-104-0; Heimuli (B) 11-40- 0; B. Hansen (B) 8-36-1. Passing — Jensen (B) 31-18-3-124-0; Stevens (U) 20- Top Individuals 7-1-82-0. Receiving — Heimuli (B) 8-66-0; Dorrell (U) 6-83-1; Parker (B) 5- Rushing — Smith (F) 17-128-0; Ball (U) 23-49-0; W. Williams (F) 8-43-0; 27-0. Tackles — Norton (U) 17; Lake (U) 11; Bolin (U) 10; Wahler (U) 9. Brown (U) 10-29-1. Passing — Aikman (U) 30-19-0-173-1; Bell (F) 38-19-0- 188-2. Receiving — Anderson (U) 4-52-0; Smith (F) 4-19-0; Snead (F) 3-62- 0; Pickert (U) 3-37-0. Tackles — Washington (U) 12; Johnson (U) 11; Dial (U) 10.

Gaston Green (44)

Billy Ray (35), Dennis Price (6) and Ken Norton (41)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 243 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 2, 1989 — Cotton Bowl December 31, 1991 — John Hancock Bowl UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 UCLA 6, Illinois 3 UCLA became the first school in college football history to win seven No. 22 UCLA increased its record of consecutive bowl victories to consecutive bowl games with its 17-3 triumph over Arkansas in the eight with a 6-3 victory over Illinois in the John Hancock Bowl. UCLA Cotton Bowl. In addition, became the first coach in took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 32-yard Louis Perez field history to accomplish that feat. No. 9 UCLA built a 14-0 halftime lead goal, after Michael Williams blocked a punt by Illinois’ Forrey Wells. on a one-yard run by Mark Estwick and Troy Aikman’s one-yard Illinois tied the score in the third quarter on a 27-yard field goal by pass to Corwin Anthony. Eighth-ranked Arkansas got on the board Chris Richardson. The game remained tied until the fourth quarter, late in the third quarter when Kendall Trainor kicked a 49-yard field when the Bruin special teams unit came through again, with senior goal. UCLA’s Alfredo Velasco countered with a 32-yard three- Randy Cole recovering a fumbled punt by Filmel Johnson on the pointer with just under six minutes remaining in the game. UCLA Illini 11-yard line to set up a game-winning 19-yard field goal by held Arkansas to just 42 net yards and four first downs on 36 plays. Perez. The Illini took the ensuing kickoff and drove all the way to the Tailback Shawn Wills became the first freshman in the history of the UCLA 29, but were stopped when senior Stacy Argo Cotton Bowl game to for over 100 yards (120). intercepted a Jason Verduzco pass and returned it to the UCLA 34. Linebacker Arnold Ale, who made a first-quarter goal-line inter- Scoring ception, was named the game’s MVP. Arkansas 0030— 3 UCLA 0 14 0 3 — 17 Scoring Weather: Cloudy 65º. Attendance: 74,304. Illinois 0030—3 Scoring: UCLA—Mark Estwick runs one yard. Alfredo Velasco converts. UCLA 3003—6 UCLA—Troy Aikman passes one yard to Corwin Anthony. Velasco converts. Weather: Clear 57º. Attendance: 42,281. ARK—Kendall Trainor kicks 49-yard field goal. UCLA—Velasco kicks 32- Scoring: UCLA—Louis Perez kicks 32-yard field goal. IL—Chris Richardson yard field goal. kicks 27-yard field goal. UCLA—Perez kicks 19-yard field goal. Statistics Statistics Arkansas UCLA Illinois UCLA 4 ...... First Downs ...... 22 19 ...... First Downs ...... 14 22/21 ...... Carries/Net Yards ...... 55/199 26/119 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 41/92 21 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 172 189 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 176 14/4/1 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 27/19/1 38/17/3 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 28/17/1 36/42 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 82/371 64/308 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 69/268 Top Individuals Top Individuals Rushing — Wills (U) 18-120-0; Brown (U) 16-56-0; Grovey (A) 7-19-0. Rushing — Feagin (I) 12-71-0; Williams (U) 23-52-0; Carter (U) 6-22-0. Passing — Aikman (U) 27-19-1-172-1; Grovey (A) 7-2-0-10-0. Receiving — Passing — Maddox (U) 28-17-1-176-0; Verduzco (I) 38-17-3-189-0. Receiving Farr (U) 4-48-0; McCracken (U) 2-16-0. Tackles — Kline (U) 8; Davis (U) 6; — Wright (I) 9-94-0; LaChapelle (U) 5-69-0; Davis (U) 4-41-0; Bell (I) 4-19-0; Wahler (U) 6. Williams (U) 3-13-0. Tackles — Darby (U) 8; Henderson (U) 5; Cole (U) 5.

Troy Aikman (8) Tommy Maddox (8)

244 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1994 — Rose Bowl December 25, 1995 — Aloha Bowl Wisconsin 21, UCLA 16 Kansas 51, UCLA 30 UCLA was playing in its 10th bowl in 13 seasons but despite a It was Terry Donahue’s final game as of the Bruins, but record-setting performance by receiver J.J. Stokes, the 14th-ranked 11th-ranked Kansas dominated it from the start. The Jayhawks, Bruins were unable to pull out a victory against the ninth-ranked moving the ball on the ground and in the air, built a 17-0 halftime Badgers. Putting the finishing touches on his All-American season, lead en route to the victory. Early in the third quarter, Kansas built Stokes set Rose Bowl records for receptions (14) and receiving yards the lead to 23 points. The unranked Bruins came back to put (176) in the Bruins’ losing effort. Playing only days after a serious numbers on the scoreboard. A Cade McNown touchdown pass to bout with the flu which caused him to miss three practices on game Brad Melsby capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive that narrowed the week, UCLA quarterback Wayne Cook passed for 288 yards while Kansas lead to 23-7. Trailing 37-7 entering the fourth quarter, the completing 28 passes, the third-highest total in school history at the Bruins staged a fourth-quarter rally that made things interesting. time. UCLA trailed most of the game but pulled to within five points Behind the passing and scrambling of McNown, the Bruins scored with 3:38 remaining in the game. On its next possession, UCLA 23 points in the quarter but it wasn’t enough to avert defeat. moved from its own 38-yard line to the Badger 15-yard line as the clock ticked away the final seconds. Scoring UCLA 0 0 7 23 — 30 Scoring Kansas 7 10 20 14 — 51 UCLA 3 0 0 13 — 16 Weather: Sunny 84º. Attendance: 41,112. Wisconsin 7 7 0 7 — 21 Scoring: KU—Jim Moore, nine-yard pass from Mark Williams. Jeff McCord Weather: Haze 73º. Attendance: 101,237. converts. KU—June Henley, 49-yard run. McCord converts. KU—McCord Scoring: UCLA—Bjorn Merten kicks 27-yard field goal. WISC— 27-yard field goal. KU—Henley, two-yard run. McCord kick fails. UCLA— runs three yards. Rick Schnetzky converts. WISC—Moss runs one yard. Brad Melsby, eight-yard pass from Cade McNown. Bjorn Merten converts. Schnetzky converts. UCLA—Ricky Davis runs 12 yards. Merten converts. KU—Isaac Byrd, 77-yard pass from Williams. McCord converts. KU— WISC— runs 21 yards. Schnetzky converts. UCLA—Wayne 27-yard pass from Williams. McCord converts. UCLA—Kevin Cook passes five yards to Mike Nguyen. Conversion pass fails. Jordan, eight-yard pass from McNown. Merten converts. UCLA—Karim Abdul-Jabbar, five-yard run. Melsby pass from McNown. KU—Williams, Statistics six-yard run. McCord converts. UCLA—Melsby, seven-yard pass from Wisconsin UCLA McNown. Abdul-Jabbar run. KU—Eric Vann, 67-yard run. McCord converts. 21 ...... First Downs ...... 31 Statistics 46/250 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 40/212 96 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 288 UCLA KU 20/10/1 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 43/28/1 21 ...... First Downs ...... 21 66/346 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 83/500 45/286 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 43/277 136 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 292 Top Individuals 38/15/0 ...... Passes Att./Comp./Int...... 28/19/1 Rushing — Moss (W) 36-158-2; Davis (U) 13-88-1; Hicks (U) 8-67-0. Passing 83/395 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 71/548 — Cook (U) 43-28-1-288-1; Bevell (W) 20-10-1-96-0. Receiving — Stokes (U) Top Individuals 14-176-0; Dawkins (W) 4-33-0; Allen (U) 4-32-0; Jordan (U) 3-34-0. Tackles — Miller (U) 9; Bennett (U) 8; Collier (U) 8. Rushing—Abdul-Jabbar (U) 26-152-1; Henley (K) 13-108-2; McNown (U) 11- 82-0; Vann (K) 5-78-1. Passing—Williams (K) 27-18-3-288-1; McNown (U) 34-13-3-121-0; R. Walker (U) 4-2-0-15-0. Receiving—Byrd (K) 4-116-1; Henley (K) 3-41-0; Melsby (U) 5-35-2; Abdul-Jabbar (U) 4-34-0. Tackles— Williams (U), 8; Bennett (U), Edwards (U), Nevadomsky (U), 5.

J.J. Stokes (18)

Karim Abdul-Jabbar (33)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 245 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION January 1, 1998 — Cotton Bowl January 1, 1999 — Rose Bowl UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23 Wisconsin 38, UCLA 31 In their first bowl game under second-year coach , the Despite setting the single team Rose Bowl record for total yards, the No. 5 Bruins fell behind 16-0 before making a dramatic second half sixth-ranked Bruins were unable to overcome ’s four to beat 20th-ranked Texas A&M, 29-23. Trailing 16-0 touchdowns as No. 9 Wisconsin defeated the Bruins 38-31 in front late in the first half, the Bruins faced a third-and-thirteen at the of 93,872. Both teams started slowly offensively before exploding Aggie 42 with twenty-four seconds to go. McNown hit Danny midway through the first quarter. The teams would shatter the old Farmer over the middle with a twenty-yard pass, and two plays record of 931 combined yards of offense, combining for 1,035 of later, hit Jim McElroy for a touchdown with two seconds to go before offense before the game ended. In the second quarter, UCLA took halftime. On UCLA’s first possession of the second half, Skip Hicks its only lead of the game (21-14) with back-to-back touchdowns. took a McNown pass 41 yards to cut the deficit to 16-14. Hicks would Freddie Mitchell hit a wide open Durell Price with a 61-yard bomb finish the day with 193 all-purpose yards (140 on the ground and 53 on a halfback pass and on UCLA’s next possession Danny Farmer receiving). After an Aggie touchdown, McNown’s 20-yard touch- slipped behind the defense and caught a 41-yard touchdown pass down run made the score 23-21. In the fourth quarter, the Bruins from Cade McNown. Wisconsin scored the final 10 points of the half defense stepped it up. The Aggies had no first downs in the fourth to take a three-point lead (24-21). The teams traded touchdowns in quarter and had minus-one yard of total offense. The Bruins finally the third quarter. Wisconsin grabbed a 10-point fourth quarter lead took the lead when Ryan Neufeld took a reverse and ran five yards following an interception return and UCLA could manage to score into the end zone. McNown carried in the two-point conversion and only a field goal the remainder of the period. In his final game, it was 29-23 UCLA. The Bruins stopped the Aggies on their final two McNown passed for 340 yards, the fourth-highest total in bowl possessions and ran out the clock for the win. history, and UCLA finished with 538 yards, 418 in the air. Scoring Scoring UCLA 0 7 14 8 — 29 Wisconsin 7 17 7 7 — 38 Texas A&M 7 9 7 0 — 23 UCLA 7 14 7 3 — 31 Weather: Cloudy 53º. Attendance: 59,215. Weather: Sunny 74º. Attendance: 93,872. Scoring: A&M—Brandon Jennings, 64-yard interception return after lateral Scoring: WISC—Ron Dayne, 54-yard run. Matt Davenport converts. UCLA— from . Kyle Bryant converts. A&M—Safety, Cade McNown Jermaine Lewis, 38-yard pass from Cade McNown. Chris Sailer converts. sacked in end zone by Zerick Rollins. A&M—Dante Hall, 74-yard run. Bryant WISC—Dayne, seven-yard run. Davenport converts. UCLA—Durell Price, converts. UCLA—Jim McElroy, 22-yard pass from McNown. Chris Sailer 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell. Sailer converts. UCLA—Danny Farmer, converts. UCLA—Skip Hicks, 41-yard pass from McNown. Sailer converts. 41-yard pass from McNown. Sailer converts. WISC—Dayne, 10-yard run. A&M—Chris Cole, 43-yard run. Bryant converts. UCLA—McNown, 20-yard Davenport converts. WISC—Davenport, 40-yard field goal. WISC—Dayne, run. Sailer converts. UCLA—Ryan Neufeld, five-yard run. McNown runs for 22-yard run. Davenport converts. UCLA—Lewis, 10-yard run. Sailer converts. conversion. WISC—, 46-yard interception return. Davenport converts. UCLA—Sailer, 30-yard field goal. Statistics UCLA Texas A&M Statistics 23 ...... First Downs ...... 10 Wisconsin UCLA 48/154 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing...... 40/192 22 ...... First Downs ...... 25 239 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 55 48/343 ...... Net Yards Rushing...... 38/120 30-16-1 ...... Passes Att/Comp/Int...... 14-7-1 154 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 418 78/393 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 54/247 17-9-0 ...... Passes Att/Comp/Int ...... 36-21-1 65/497 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 74/538 Top Individuals Rushing—Hicks (U) 31-140-0; Hall (T) 7-93-1. Passing—McNown (U) 16-29- Top Individuals 1-239-2; Stewart (T) 4-8-0-30-0; McCown (T) 3-6-1-25-0. Receiving—McElroy Rushing—Dayne (W) 27-246-4; Samuel (W) 13-65-0; Lewis (U) 10-50-1; (U) 5-84-1; Farmer (U) 4-40-0; Hicks (U) 3-53-1; Cole (T) 4-32-0; Oliver (T) 3- Foster (U) 10-38-0. Passing—McNown (U) 19-34-1-2-340; Samuel (W) 9-17- 23. Tackles—Magee (U) 12, Williams (U) 10, Willmer (U) 9, Guidry (U) 8. 0-0-154. Receiving—Farmer (U) 7-142-1; Price (U) 3-102-1; Melsby (U) 3-66- 0. Tackles—Atkins (U) 9, Hicks (U) 9, Thomas (U) 8, Nece 8 (U), White (U) 8.

Skip Hicks (42) Cade McNown (18)

246 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION December 29, 2000 — December 25, 2002 — Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20 UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 The already hobbled Bruins lost five starters during the game to UCLA won its 10th bowl game in its last 14 post-season outings with injury, including quarterback Cory Paus, and dropped a one-point a 27-13 defeat of New Mexico in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl. decision to Wisconsin. After the Badgers opened the scoring with Interim head coach Ed Kezirian guided the Bruin team to victory in a touchdown, Freddie Mitchell and Paus teammed up on a 64-yard a game dominated by the defenses. Neither team managed an scoring play and Chris Griffith followed with a 31-yard field goal to offensive touchdown until the fourth quarter. A 74-yard punt return give the Bruins a 10-7 lead. DeShaun Foster rushed for 100 yards in for a touchdown by Craig Bragg turned the momentum to the the first half, including a seven-yard scoring run which gave the Bruin’s side after New Mexico was forced to punt on its first Bruins a 17-7 lead at halftime. However, the Bruins would return to possession of the second half. True freshman safety Jarrad Page the field without Paus, who suffered a broken collarbone on the added a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the final play of the first half. Also missing were starting fourth quarter and Tyler Ebell made it 27-6 with a one-yard scoring Jason Bell (foot) and Ricky Manning (concussion). By the time the run with 10:40 left in the game. Senior Chris Griffith game was over, the Bruins would also be playing without safety converted on the extra point following Page’s touchdown and in the Marques Anderson (ankle) and middle linebacker Robert Thomas process set a school record for most career extra points (136). In the (foot). Back-up quarterback Scott McEwan completed four of five first half, fellow senior kicker Nate Fikse got the Bruins on the board passes on the initial drive of the second half, and Griffith booted a when he connected on field goals from 49 yards in the first quarter 25-yard field goal which gave UCLA a 20-7 lead. However, as the and 39 yards in the second quarter. The successful kicks marked game wore on, the Badger offense frustrated the depleted Bruin his 11th and 12th consecutive made field goals of the season. After defense and the UW defense held Foster to just seven yards on the Fikse’s 49-yarder, Desmar Black intercepted a pass ground in the second half. After Wisconsin closed to 20-14 on a late and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown. The extra point, at- third quarter scoring pass, the Badgers drove 70 yards in 12 plays tempted by , the first woman to play in a Division I-A for the go-ahead score on its first possession of the fourth quarter. football game, was blocked by Brandon Chillar. Later in the quarter, Mitchell grabbed his ninth pass of the day for Scoring 180 receiving yards to set a Sun Bowl game record. New Mexico 6 0 0 7 — 13 UCLA 3 3 7 14 — 27 Weather: Clear 50º. Attendance: 30,324. Scoring Scoring: UCLA—Nate Fikse, 49-yard field goal. NMX—Desmar Black, 55- Wisconsin 7 0 7 7 — 21 yard interception return. Kick blocked. UCLA—Fikse, 39-yard field goal. UCLA 10 7 3 0 — 20 UCLA—Craig Bragg, 74-yard punt return. Fikse converts. UCLA—Jarrad Weather: Clear 52º. Attendance: 49,093. Page, 29-yard interception return. Chris Griffith converts. UCLA—Tyler Scoring: WISC—Lee Evans, 54-yard pass from . Vitaly Ebell, one-yard run. Fikse converts. NMX—Joe Manning, 11-yard pass from Pisetsky converts. UCLA—Freddie Mitchell, 64-yard pass from Cory Paus. Casey Kelly. Kenny Byrd converts. Chris Griffith converts. UCLA—Griffith, 31-yard field goal. UCLA—DeShaun Foster, seven-yard run. Griffith converts. UCLA—Griffith, 25-yard field goal. Statistics WISC—, three-yard pass from Bollinger. Pisetsky converts. New Mexico UCLA WISC—Michael Bennett, six-yard run. Pisetsky converts. 15 ...... First Downs ...... 9 34/45 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 39/73 Statistics 237 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 94 Wisconsin UCLA 35-18-1 ...... Passes Att/Comp/Int...... 22-12-1 18 ...... First Downs ...... 20 69/282 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 61/167 44/177 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 37/114 130 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 282 Top Individuals 18-9-1 ...... Passes Att/Comp/Int...... 33-20-1 Rushing—Ebell (U) 25-70-1; White (U) 9-23; Moore (NMx) 14-17. Passing— 62/307 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 70/396 Moore (U) 16-9-0-80-0; Olson (U) 6-3-1-14-0; Kelly (NMx) 32-18-1-237-1. Receiving—Bragg (U) 4-38-0; Taylor (U) 4-19-0; Counter (NMx) 5-78-0; Top Individuals Farrell (NMx) 4-78-0. Tackles—Reese (U) 8, Page (U) 8, Havner (U) 6. Rushing—Foster (U) 26-107-1; Bennett (W) 16-83-1. Passing— Paus (U) 15- 8-0-147-1; McEwan (U) 18-12-1-135-0; Bollinger (W) 16-8-0-107-2. Receiving— Mitchell (U) 9-180-1; Poli-Dixon (U) 7-50-0; Seidman (U) 2-33-0; Chambers (Wisc) 4-30-1. Tackles—Nece (U) 11, Thomas (U) 8, Reese (U) 7, White (U) 7.

Slingshot Photo

Freddie Mitchell (3) Craig Bragg (87)

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 247 UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION December 30, 2003 — Silicon Valley Classic The Bruins had a chance to cut further into the Fresno State Fresno State 17, UCLA 9 lead when they forced the Bulldogs to punt from their own one SAN JOSE — Fresno State scored early and held off a determined yard-line in a fourth-and-22 situation. However, Maurice Drew second half effort by UCLA to gain a 17-9 win over the Bruins in the was called for a roughing the penalty to give Fresno State an Silicon Valley Football Classic, played on a crisp and wet evening at automatic first down. San Jose State’s Spartan Stadium. The Bruins had one more chance late in the fourth quarter. Fresno State’s initial possession of the game ended on the first after getting the ball at their own 25-yard line with 3:55 to play. After play after Dave Ball tipped a pass attempt and Rodney Leisle came a couple of completions to Marcedes Lewis, Olson had a down with the interception. However, the Bruins could not mount a pass deflected at the line and intercepted to end the Bruin hopes. drive and were forced to punt. Fresno State responded with an 80- yard drive and took a 7-0 lead on a one-yard run by Bryson Sumlin midway through the first quarter. Scoring UCLA’s next drive stalled at the Fresno 43-yard line and Fresno UCLA 0 7 2 0 — 9 State answered with its second touchdown of the game. Sumlin Fresno State 14 3 0 0 — 17 gathered in quarterback Paul Pinegar’s swing pass and raced Weather: Cool, Wet 50º. Attendance: 20,126 down the right sideline for the Bulldog score with 1:30 remaining in Scoring: Fresno—Bryson Sumlin, one-yard run. Brett Visintainer converts. Fresno—Sumlin, 44-yard pass from Paul Pinegar. Visintainer converts. the first quarter. Fresno—Visintainer, 36-yard field goal. UCLA—Craig Bragg, 27-yard pass A Fresno State field goal early in the second quarter made it 17- from Drew Olson. Justin Medlock converts. UCLA—Team safety, after punt 0. It was not until late in the quarter that the Bruin offense gained blocked by Asi Faoa. some momentum. UCLA managed a 97-yard drive to narrow the Statistics gap to 17-7 at the half. was helped by a running-into the UCLA FSU punter penalty and a 15-yard late hit penalty after a Craig Bragg 11 ...... First Downs ...... 20 catch and run moved the ball to the Fresno 27 yard line. Two plays 25/68 ...... Carries/Net Yards Rushing ...... 49/156 later, Drew Olson connected with Bragg, who made a spectacular 96 ...... Net Yards Passing ...... 133 diving catch in the right side of the end zone with 20 seconds 31-11-1 ...... Passes Att/Comp/Int...... 26-12-1 remaining in the half. 56/164 ...... Total Plays/Total Yards...... 75/289 UCLA began the second half by driving to Fresno State’s 29- Top Individuals yard line. On fourth-and-two, the Bruins elected to try a field goal. Rushing—Davis (FS) 13-77-0, Drew (U) 17-65-0, Wright (FS) 13-58-0. Passing— However, Justin Medlock’s 47-yard attempt fell short in the poor Pinegar (FS) 26-12-1-133-1, Olson (U) 31-11-1-96-1. Receiving—Bragg (U) 5- weather and sloppy field conditions. 71-1, Wood (FS) 3-33-0, Cowan (U) 3-16-0, Lewis (U) 2-13-0. Tackles—Leisle However, the Bruin defense held tough and Asi Faoa broke 10, Ohaeri 9, McNeal 7, Lorier 7, Niusulu 7, Havner 7. free and blocked Fresno State’s punt for a safety to pull UCLA within a touchdown and a two-point converstion at 17-9 with 7:11 left to play in the third quarter.

David Gonzales

Defensive tackle Rodney Leisle made his third interception of the year in the Silicon Valley Football Classic

248 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY UCLA’S BOWL TRADITION UCLA BOWL RESULTS (12-12-1 OVERALL, 10-5 IN LAST 15 APPEARANCES)

Date W/L Game Score Bowl Dec. 30, 2003 L UCLA 9 Fresno State 17 Silicon Valley Classic Dec. 25, 2002 W UCLA 27 New Mexico 13 Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 29, 2000 L UCLA 20 Wisconsin 21 Sun Bowl Jan. 1, 1999 L UCLA 31 Wisconsin 38 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1998 W UCLA 29 Texas A&M 23 Cotton Bowl Dec. 25, 1995 L UCLA 30 Kansas 51 Aloha Bowl Jan. 1, 1994 L UCLA 16 Wisconsin 21 Rose Bowl Dec. 31, 1991 W UCLA 6 Illinois 3 Hancock Bowl Jan. 2, 1989 W UCLA 17 Arkansas 3 Cotton Bowl Dec. 25, 1987 W UCLA 20 Florida 16 Aloha Bowl Dec. 30, 1986 W UCLA 31 Brigham Young 10 Freedom Bowl Jan. 1, 1986 W UCLA 45 Iowa 28 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1985 W UCLA 39 Miami 37 Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2, 1984 W UCLA 45 Illinois 9 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1983 W UCLA 24 Michigan 14 Rose Bowl Dec. 31, 1981 L UCLA 14 Michigan 33 Bluebonnet Bowl Dec. 25, 1978 T UCLA 10 Arkansas 10 Fiesta Bowl Dec. 20, 1976 L UCLA 6 Alabama 36 Liberty Bowl Jan. 1, 1976 W UCLA 23 Ohio State 10 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1966 W UCLA 14 Michigan State 12 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1962 L UCLA 3 Minnesota 21 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1956 L UCLA 14 Michigan State 17 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1954 L UCLA 20 Michigan State 28 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1947 L UCLA 14 Illinois 45 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1943 L UCLA 0 Georgia 9 Rose Bowl

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 249 GREAT BRUIN COMEBACKS Sept. 30, 2000 - UCLA 38, State 31 at Jan. 1, 1998 - UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23 Rose Bowl at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX Arizona State 14 7 7 3 — 31 UCLA 0 7 14 8 — 29 UCLA 0 7 28 3 — 38 Texas A&M 7 9 7 0 — 23 Attn.: 68,113 Weather: Hazy and Overcast (70˚) Attn.: 59,215 Weather: Partly Cloudy (53º) (21-point deficit in the second quarter) No. 15 UCLA staged (16-point deficit in the second quarter) In their first bowl game one of the greatest comebacks in school history, rallying from a 21- under second-year coach Bob Toledo, the Bruins got off to a slug- 0 second-quarter deficit to defeat Arizona State, 38-31, at the Rose gish start, falling behind 16-0 in the first half before making a Bowl. The 21-point comeback matched the largest in UCLA annals, dramatic second half comeback to beat 20th-ranked Texas A&M, tying the mark set at Michigan in 1982 in a 31-27 victory. 29-23. With 5:28 remaining in the second quarter, the Bruins trailed 21- Despite outgaining the Aggies 393-247 on the day, the Aggies 0, had the ball on their own five-yard line and had lost DeShaun used their defense and one big play to take a 16-point lead late in the Foster with a fractured bone in his right hand. But on third-and-11 at second quarter. Midway through the first quarter the Bruins ap- the four-yard line, Cory Paus found Brian Poli-Dixon for 17 yards and peared ready to take the lead as they drove to the Aggie nine-yard a first down. Later on the drive, Jermaine Lewis gained 32 yards to line. However, Texas A&M linebacker Dat Nguyen picked off a Cade the Sun Devil 23-yard line and on the next play Akil Harris, on just the McNown pass and returned it to the 36 before lateralling to team- second carry of his career, raced around right end for a 23-yard mate Brandon Jennings. Jennings took it the final 64 yards for a 7- touchdown and the comeback had begun. 0 lead. Then, with the Bruins backed up inside their own five, Aggie On the first play of the second half, Lewis burst free and raced Zerick Rollins corralled McNown in the end zone for a safety and it 57 yards, the longest run of his career, for a touchdown to make the was 9-0. Minutes later, Dante Hall took a hand-off and ran 76 yards score 21-14. With just over 12 minutes remaining in the third quarter, for a touchdown. At 16-0, the Bruins faced their biggest deficit since Joe Hunter picked off a pass at the ASU 21-yard line and less than a 27-3 second half score against Tennessee. two minutes later, Harris scored his second touchdown from seven Reeling and in desperate need of momentum, the Bruins faced yards out to tie the game. a third-and-thirteen at the Aggie 42 with twenty-four seconds to go On UCLA’s next possession, Paus drove the Bruins 56 yards on in the first half. McNown hit Farmer over the middle with a twenty 12 plays and gave the Bruins their first lead when he found Freddie yard pass, and two plays later, hit Jim McElroy for a touchdown with Mitchell over the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. two seconds to go before halftime. Chris Sailer’s kick sent the Bruins The Sun Devils countered on their next , scoring on a 60- to the locker room down only 16-7. Skip Hicks took a McNown pass yard pass to tie the game at 28. However, the Bruins seized the lead 41 yards on the Bruins’ first possession of the second half to cut the for good with 1:31 remaining when Paus found Mitchell behind the deficit to 16-14. Hicks would finish the day with 193 all-purpose yards defense and the two combined for an 80-yard touchdown, the (140 on the ground and 53 receiving). ninth-longest pass play in school history, to complete a 28-point However, the Aggies came right back on their next possession. quarter. Following a crucial fourth down conversion, Chris Cole ran 43 yards In the fourth quarter, the teams traded field goals and ASU’s on a reverse to extend the lead back to nine at 23-14. final shot at the end zone from 49 yards out was batted to the ground The Bruins, however, would respond before the end of the to preserve the 38-31 victory. quarter. After a trade of punts, the Bruins went 65 yards in eight Paus, playing his first full game of the year (he played only three plays, culminated by McNown’s 20-yard touchdown run and it was snaps in the opener due to his separated right shoulder), completed 23-21. 17 of 30 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Poli-Dixon led In the fourth quarter, the Bruins defense stepped it up to give the the team with eight receptions for 107 yards and Mitchell produced offense a chance to win. The Aggies had no first downs in the fourth 125 yards and two scores with his four catches. quarter and had minus-one yard of total offense. Lewis, stepping in for the injured Foster, rushed for 104 yards, The Bruins finally took the lead when Ryan Neufeld took a the second-highest total of his career, and one touchdown. Harris, reverse into the end zone. McNown ran in the two-point conversion seeing the first extensive action of his career, rushed for 100 yards and it was 29-23. and two scores. The Bruins stopped the Aggies on their final two possessions Defensively, UCLA held the Sun Devils to 185 yards and 10 points and ran out the clock for the win. in the final 30 minutes to aid the comeback. Strong safety Audie Attar, starting in place of injured Marques Anderson, led the Bruins Nov. 23, 1996 - UCLA 48, USC 41 at Rose Bowl with eight tackles. Middle linebacker Robert Thomas made seven USC 10 14 7 7 3 0 — 41 stops, including one for loss, and /special teams per- UCLA 0 7 14 17 3 7 — 48 former Keith Short added five stops. Attn.: 80,644 Weather: Light Fog (74°) Cornerback Joe Hunter, free safety Jason Zdenek and outside (17-point deficit in fourth quarter) Do you believe in miracles? linebacker Tony White each added four stops. The defense forced Now you do, after the Bruins rallied from a 17-point, fourth quarter three turnovers (a fourth was by the ASU defense after an intercep- deficit to secure their sixth straight win in the city-series, 48-41, in tion) and made a season-high four sacks. , before 80,644 spectators in the Rose Bowl. After the teams traded field goals in the first overtime period, Skip Hicks scored the game-winner on a 25-yard run, breaking several Trojan tackles, on the first play of the second overtime period. UCLA then clinched the win when Anthony Cobbs inter- cepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone and the four-hour, 23- minute battle was over. USC dominated the game for three quarters like UCLA had for the previous five seasons — forcing turnovers and making the big play on offense. The Trojans marched out to a 17-0 lead in the first 21 minutes of the game and led 31-21 entering the fourth quarter and 38-21 after R. Jay Soward streaked down the right sideline on his way to a 78-yard scoring play with 11:06 to play in the game

250 BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY GREAT BRUIN COMEBACKS The Bruins narrowed the deficit to 38-24 on a 47-yard field goal by Danny Lauter and Neal Dellocono helped stifle by Bjorn Merten with 6:12 remaining. The Bruins quickly got the ball the UM’s attempted rally. Lee followed up with a 26-yard field goal back after pinning USC against its own goal-line and forcing a short with 11:46 to go in the contest. Neither team could put any additional punt. Nine plays and 41 yards later freshman Keith Brown scored points on the board, but a fumbled pitch from Ramsey to fullback from the one-yard line to slice the margin to 38-31 at the 2:49 mark. Frank Cephous gave Michigan one last chance with 1:05 to play. UM The ensuing onside kick was recovered by USC and two plays took over on its own 48-yard line and managed to squeeze 12 plays later the Trojans had a first and ten at the Bruin 41 with less than two into their final series, but could not score and the final gun sounded minutes to play. However, on the next play, junior linebacker Danjuan with the Wolverines at the Bruin eight-yard line. Magee reached in and hit running back LaVale Woods as he was about to break away from the pack, forcing a that senior Sept. 14, 1985 - UCLA 26, Tennessee 26 cornerback Kusanti Abdul-Salaam recovered and returned to the at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN Bruin 44. UCLA had 1:27 on the clock and a single timeout left to go 56 yards, trailing 38-31. UCLA 10 0 0 16 — 26 Quarterback Cade McNown began the drive by connecting Tennessee 0 13 7 6 — 26 Attn.: 94,370 Weather: Partly Cloudy (71º) with Jim McElroy for 17 yards and three plays later lofted a 23-yarder (16-point deficit in fourth quarter) Senior quarterback David to Rodney Lee who made a spectacular diving grab at the USC 11. On Norrie led the Bruins in a come-from-behind fourth quarter rally to the next play, Skip Hicks found the end zone on a burst up the tie Tennessee at 26-all. With the Bruins trailing 26-10 with 11:57 to middle. The game was tied when Merten sent the extra point play in the fourth quarter, Norrie entered the game to replace starter through the uprights and 39 seconds showed on the clock. Matt Stevens and direct the game-tying drives. However, Tennessee USC had one last chance to win the game in regulation after a intercepted Norrie on his first series under , the fourth pick by 39-yard pass play and a pass interference penalty put the ball at the UT in the game. UCLA 23. But Adam Abrams’ 40-yard field goal attempt sailed into With 4:46 left in the final quarter, Norrie hit senior flanker Al the Bruin line and it was on to overtime for the first time in the 66- Wilson with an eight-yard scoring pass to culminate a 97-yard drive. game series. The key play was a 44-yard aerial to Mike Sherrard on a third-and-ten play from the three-yard line. Norrie then passed to Sept. 25, 1982 - UCLA 31, Michigan 27 senior tight end Jeff Nowinski for the two-point conversion and the at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Bruins trailed by eight, at 26-18. It was Nowinski’s first-ever recep- tion. Tennessee punted the ball with 1:43 to play. Starting from the UCLA 0 14 14 3 — 31 Bruin 27, Norrie engineered another scoring drive. With just 37 Michigan 7 17 3 0 — 27 Attn.: 105,413 Weather: Light mist (60º) seconds remaining, he passed 25 yards to sophomore split end (21-point deficit in the second quarter) In what many have for a score. It was also a first career catch for deemed the greatest comeback in UCLA history, the Bruins rallied Anderson. Sophomore tailback Gaston Green then swept around from a 21-point second quarter deficit to best ’s the right end for the game-tying two point conversion. 20th-ranked Wolverines, 31-27, in front of over 105,000 shocked Michigan fans who had seen their team lose at Notre Dame the Oct. 11, 1986 - UCLA 32, Arizona 25 at Rose week before. Senior Tom Ramsey thrust himself into the national Bowl spotlight with a truly All-American performance, completing 22 of 36 Arizona 12 6 0 7 — 25 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns in leading UCLA to its first UCLA 0 0 7 25 — 32 win ever over the Wolverines. Attn.: 51,279 Weather: Overcast (70º) Trailing 7-0 after one period, the 12th-ranked Bruins nearly saw (18-0 deficit at halftime) UCLA staged one of its biggest the game slip away early in the second quarter. Quarterback Steve second-half comebacks in besting ninth-ranked Arizona, 32-25, in Smith’s six-yard run gave Michigan a 14-0 lead and after the the Rose Bowl. The Bruins went to the lockerroom at the half down Wolverines blocked a Bruin punt and took possession on the UCLA 18-0 to the unbeaten Wildcats. An interception, two blocked punts seven, Smith’s five-yard pass to Anthony Carter made the score 21- and a safety contributed to the ‘Cats first half 18-point advantage. 0 with 12:57 remaining in the second quarter. The Bruin rally started in the third quarter when free safety However, on the next series, UCLA converted two key fourth- James Washington intercepted Arizona quarterback Alfred Jenkins’ down plays to keep the drive alive. Facing a third-and-25 situation pass at the UCLA 46-yard line. Hit just moments after the intercep- on the UM 46-yard line, Ramsey saw Dokie Williams streaking down tion, the ball popped out of Washington’s grasp and into the arms the sideline, hit him in stride at the three-yard line and the speedster of cornerback Darryl Henley, who raced 54 yards for the touchdown scored to give UCLA its first touchdown at the 4:34 mark of the with 12:39 remaining in the third quarter. second quarter to culminate an 80-yard drive. UCLA still trailed 18-7 at the start of the final quarter of action. After the Bruins stopped Michigan on its next series. Ramsey David Franey kicked a 29-yard field goal less than a minute into the passed for a couple of first downs and then hit Jojo Townsell on a quarter to make it 18-10. Quarterback Matt Stevens then hooked up spectacular 25-yard pass play to set up a one-yard quarterback with Paco Craig on a 78-yard scoring pass and run to make the sneak that narrowed the gap to 21-14 with 2:34 to play in the first half. score 18-16 after the two-point conversion attempt failed with 10:29 Michigan ended the first half with a field goal to make the score 24- to go. Tailback Gaston Green raced nine yards for the go-ahead 14 at the intermission. score with 5:36 to play and Stevens hit fullback Marcus Greenwood An interception by Don Rogers on the second play of the for a two-point conversion to put the Bruins in the lead at 24-18. second half gave the Bruins the ball on the Michigan 22-yard line for Arizona answered with a 72-yard, eight-play scoring drive of its own their first possession of the half. Ramsey connected on a six-yard and took a 25-24 lead at the 3:27 mark on a halfback pass. touchdown pass to Townsell to make it 24-21. Another Michigan UCLA took over with 3:22 on the clock and drove 77 yards in nine field goal pushed the UM advantage up to 27-21 with 4:32 remain- plays to score the winning touchdown with just 0:41 seconds left. ing in the third quarter. Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 65 Stevens completed five of six passes on the drive for 60 yards and yards and the Bruins took it in from there on a two-yard run by Kevin Gaston Green scored on a 32-yard burst down the left sideline, Nelson. John Lee’s conversion put the Bruins in the lead at 28-27 with breaking three tackles along the way. 2:50 to play in the third quarter.

BRUIN FOOTBALL HISTORY 251 GREAT BRUIN COMEBACKS Sept. 17, 1983 - UCLA 26, Arizona State 26 at Five minutes into the second half, the Bruins closed to 27-14 on a Rose Bowl 14-yard burst by McNeil. The comeback continued seven minutes Arizona State 7 6 10 3 — 26 later as McNeil cracked over from the one, slicing the Bears’ margin UCLA 3 7 0 16 — 26 to 27-21 with 2:49 remaining in the third quarter. The Bruins’ junior Attn.: 47,093 Weather: Sunny (86º) tailback was not through. McNeil scored the tying points on another (16-point deficit in fourth quarter) The Bruins stormed back one-yard run and Peter Boermeester added the winner to culminate after trailing by 16 points with fewer than 12 minutes to play to tie a 59-yard march with 5:09 remaining in the game. Linebacker Scott Arizona State at 26. Determined running by Kevin Nelson and Danny Stauch had set up the winning drive with an interception. On Cal’s Andrews combined with the pinpoint passing of Rick Neuheisel next two possessions, Stauch forced a fumble and Mike Barbee keyed the comeback. recorded a and fumble. Down 26-10, UCLA drove 80 yards in 13 plays, Neuheisel hit Karl Dorrell on a fourth-and-goal pass from the seven for the score. Nov. 21, 1992 - UCLA 38, USC 37 at Rose Bowl Nelson then swept the right side on the conversion run to make it a USC 10 7 14 6 — 37 26-18 ballgame with 8:07 to go. On ASU’s second play following the UCLA 10 7 0 21 — 38 ensuing kickoff, strong safety Joe Gasser picked off a Sun Devil pass Attn.: 80,568 Weather: Sunny (58º) and gave the Bruins new life and the ball at their own 47. Eight plays (14-point deficit in fourth quarter) The Bruins used the passing later, Mike Young hauled in a Neuheisel toss on a third-and-four of senior quarterback John Barnes, the receiving of sophomore split from the 19, twisted away from a would-be tackler and danced into end J.J. Stokes and a defensive play by junior inside linebacker Nkosi the end zone to cut the ASU lead to 26-24 with 1:36 on the clock. After Littleton at the end of the game, to upset the heavily-favored Trojans. an ASU holding penalty on the first try for the two-point conversion, UCLA trailed 31-17 entering the fourth quarter. With 12:49 remain- Nelson ran it in for the tying points. ing in the game, Barnes threw a 29-yard scoring toss to Stokes to cap off a 69-yard, seven-play drive which pumped life into the Bruin Oct. 20, 1979 - UCLA 28, Cal 27 at LA Coliseum comeback hopes. After stopping the Trojans on their next series, UCLA marched 80 yards on five plays to knot the score at 31-all. Two 17 10 0 0 — 27 UCLA 0 7 14 7 — 28 Barnes to Stokes aerials on the first two plays of the series netted 73 Attn.: 40,546 Weather: Clear (69º) yards and Kevin Williams took it in from one yard out for the tying (20-point deficit at halftime) UCLA spotted Cal a 20-0 lead score with 7:00 minutes to play. before the Bruins rallied behind backup quarterback Bernard Quarles The Bruin defense once again forced a Trojan punt on its next and running back Freeman McNeil. Three Bruin helped to series and took over after the kick on the UCLA four-yard line. After stake Cal to the early lead before the Homecoming crowd in the a couple of short runs, Barnes faced a third-and-four situation from Coliseum and set the stage for Quarles. The redshirt freshman his own 10- yard line. He dropped back to pass and hit Stokes in quarterback entered the game with 13 minutes left in the half and the stride at the UCLA 25. Stokes broke into the clear and then outma- Bruins down by 20. Quarles went on to rush for 80 yards and neuvered a pair of Trojans near midfield on his 90-yard journey into completed eight of 13 passes for 103 yards on the night. the end zone which handed UCLA the lead at 38-31 with 3:08 to play. Shortly after Quarles replaced starter Rick Bashore, McNeil broke UCLA still had to withstand one last Trojan rally. Quarterback Rob free for a 13-yard scoring run at the 6:12 mark of the second quarter, Johnson drove USC 69 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown with 41 following a 31-yard punt return by Kenny Easley. Cal made it 27-7 by seconds to play. The two-point conversion pass was knocked away finding the end zone in the final seconds of the first half and the by Littleton in the front left corner of the end zone to preserve the win. Bruins entered the locker room once again down by 20.

LARGEST UCLA COME-FROM-BEHIND LARGEST OPPONENT COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORIES (SINCE 1957) VICTORIES (SINCE 1957) Deficit Yr. Oppt. Trailed / Qtr. Won Deficit Yr. Oppt. Trailed / Qtr. Won 21 2000 Arizona State 0-21 / Second 38-31 21 1996 Arizona State 7-28 / Second 42-34 21 1982 at Michigan 0-21 / Second 31-27 21 1989 Washington 0-21 / Second 28-27 20 1979 California 7-27 / Third 28-27 21 1988 Washington St. 6-27 / Third 34-30 18 1986 Arizona 0-18 / Third 32-25 19 1970 Oregon 21-40 / Fourth 41-40 17 1996 USC 21-38 / Fourth 48-41 17 1998 at Miami 21-38 / Third 49-45 16 1997 Tx. A&M (‘98 Cotton Bowl) 0-16 / Second 29-23 17 1995 at Arizona State 10-27 / Third 37-33 15 1993 Washington 0-15 / First 39-25 15 1959 at Pittsburgh 6-21 / Fourth 25-21

LARGEST UCLA COME-FROM-BEHIND TIES (SINCE 1957) Deficit Yr. Oppt. Trailed / Qtr. Tied 16 1985 at Tennessee 10-26 / Fourth 26-26 16 1983 Arizona State 10-26 / Fourth 26-26

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